Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

posish

/pəˈzɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: po-sish
IPA: /pəˈzɪʃ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of position.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"He put on the remaining pair of gloves, and took a pugilistic "posish" that alarmed me."
""Colonel, the Rebs are making it so hot out yonder, I can't hold my ‘posish’.""
"The enemy was in a splendid ‘posish’ on a high hill commanding the country."
"At what seemed to be a lull in the action, Joe concluded to climb the ladder to the roof to survey the battlefield. “I'm going up to see the posish (position),” he announced to Jim Bainter."
"My favorite posish is doggystyle."
"And feeling that it would do no harm to get his views on the Kipper situation, I unfolded the tale. “So you see the posish,” I concluded."

Etymology

Abbreviation of position.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pəˈzɪʃ/

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

posishes (plural)

Rhymes With

wish fish dish punish ish jew-ish swish squish radish bish tish delish

Questions

How do you pronounce posish?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈzɪʃ/.
What does posish mean?: Clipping of position.
Where does posish come from?: Abbreviation of position.

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