tushes
interjection
1.
(used as an exclamation of impatience, disdain, contempt, etc.)
noun
2.
an exclamation of “tush!”
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English
1400–50; late Middle English
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noun
1.
one of the four canine teeth of the horse.
2.
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a tusk.
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tush1 (tʌʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —interj | |
| archaic an exclamation of disapproval or contempt | |
| [C15: Middle English, of imitative origin] | |
| tush2 (tʌʃ) | |
| —n | |
| rare a small tusk | |
| [Old English tūsc; see | |
| tush3 (tʊʃ) | |
| —n | |
| slang (US) the buttocks | |
| [C20: from Yiddish tokhes, from Hebrew tahath beneath] | |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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