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tush

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tush 1  (tsh)
interj.
Used to express mild reproof, disapproval, or admonition.

tush 2  (tsh)
n.
1. A canine tooth, especially of a horse.
2. Chiefly Southern U.S. See tusk.

[Middle English tusche, from Old English tsc; see tusk.]

tush 3  (tsh)
n. Slang
The buttocks.

[Alteration of Yiddish tokhes, from Hebrew taat, under, buttocks; see tt in Semitic roots.]

tush1
interj
Archaic an exclamation of disapproval or contempt
[Middle English, of imitative origin]

tush2
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Rare a small tusk
[Old English tūsc; see tusk]

tush3
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) US slang the buttocks
[from Yiddish tokhes, from Hebrew tahath beneath]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tushtush - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
Translations
tush (o.f.) [tʌʃ] EXCL¡bah!
tush, tushie, tushy
n (US sl) → Arsch m (inf), → Hintern m


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"Tush, child, tush," said the old Frog, "that was only Farmer White's Ox.
The French gentleman and Mr Adderly, at the desire of their commanding officer, had raised up the body of Jones, but as they could perceive but little (if any) sign of life in him, they again let him fall, Adderly damning him for having blooded his wastecoat; and the Frenchman declaring, "Begar, me no tush the Engliseman de mort: me have heard de Englise ley, law, what you call, hang up de man dat tush him last.
-- `Tush, tush,' cried the men; `keep your innocent stories to tell to the judge at Nimes.
 
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