airish

air·ish

[air-ish]
adjective South Midland and Southern U.S.
given to putting on airs.

Origin:
1940–45; air(s) (see air1) + -ish1

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airish definition


  1. mod.
    [of the weather] chilly or briskly cool. : It's airish enough to freeze the brass off a bald monkey!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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