Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jush

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jush
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of zhoosh.

Example Sentences

"It's starlets' and socialites' worst nightmare; having spent hours picking out the right frock and 'jushing' hair to perfection, the heavens open and you're left standing on the red carpet like a drowned rat."
"Very white collar with his dirty blond hair trendily short at the back and sides, the longer bit on top artfully jushed. Not to mention his designer three-day growth manicured to within an inch of its dirty blond life."

Etymology

Originally borrowed from Polari zhoosh.

Inflected Forms

jushes (present, singular) jushing (participle, present) jushed (participle, past) jushed (past)

Questions

What does jush mean?: Alternative form of zhoosh.
Where does jush come from?: Originally borrowed from Polari zhoosh.

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