tish

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noun

A festive meal for a religious event, especially Shabbat.

OriginYiddish טיש →
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Meanings

tish1

nountish (plural tishes)

plural tishes

  1. JudaismA festive meal for a religious event, especially Shabbat.

    YPC's most popular activity has been the monthly Shabbat tish, which turns a Friday evening dinner into a Shabbat experience.

    1974, Conservative Judaism, volume 28, numbers 3-29, page 78

tish2

nountish (uncountable)
  1. uncountableback slangshit

    2001, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Rare A huge supply of tish comes from my chocolate starfish.

Tish3

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Letitia.

Origin

tish · noun

  1. Yiddishטיש“table”
  2. Englishtish

Borrowed from Yiddish טיש (tish, “table”). Doublet of desk, dais, disc, dish, and discus.

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tish · noun

Backslang for shit

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tish

wishdishpunishishswishradishFrischkishgishbishdelishAntigonishnishshishwhishghotiknishCounty of AntigonishflyschJew-ishslish
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Anagrams

thishistshitsithTshiisht
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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