tokhes
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tokus — ˈtōkəs noun ( es) Etymology: Yiddish tokhes, from Hebrew taḥath under, below slang : buttocks * * * /taw kheuhs, tookh euhs/, n. Slang. the buttocks. Also, tochis, tuchis. [1910 15, Amer.; < Yiddish tokhes < Heb t … Useful english dictionary
tush — I. noun Etymology: Middle English tusch, from Old English tūsc; akin to Old Frisian tusk tooth, Old English tōth tooth Date: before 12th century a long pointed tooth; especially a horse s canine II. interjection Etymology: Middle English tussch… … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of English words of Yiddish origin — For Yiddish words used by English speaking Jews (that are not necessarily English), see Yiddish words used by English speaking Jews. This is a list of English words of Yiddish origin, many of which have entered the English language by way of… … Wikipedia
Schwäbischer Gruß — Der Begriff Schwäbischer Gruß ist ein Euphemismus für den in den schwäbischen Dialekten verbreiteten, derb erscheinenden umgangssprachlichen Ausdruck „Legg me am Arsch“ beziehungsweise „Leck mich am Arsch“. Ein literarisches Denkmal setzte ihm… … Deutsch Wikipedia
tokus — /taw kheuhs, tookh euhs/, n. Slang. the buttocks. Also, tochis, tuchis. [1910 15, Amer.; < Yiddish tokhes < Heb tahath under] * * * … Universalium
tushie — /toosh ee/, n. Slang. the buttocks. Also, tushy. [1960 65, Amer.; appar. alter. of Yiddish tokhes TOKUS, with sh substituted for kh ; see Y2] * * * … Universalium
Yiddish words used by English-speaking Jews — Yiddish words may be used in a primarily English language context. An English sentence that uses these words sometimes is said to be in Yinglish, however the primary meaning of Yinglish is an anglicism used in Yiddish. This secondary sense of the … Wikipedia
tush — {{11}}tush (interj.) mid 15c.; see TUT (Cf. tut). {{12}}tush (n.) backside, buttocks, 1962, an abbreviation of tochus (1914), from Yiddish tokhes, from Heb. tahat beneath … Etymology dictionary
tush — tush1 [tʌʃ] exclamation archaic or humorous expressing disapproval, impatience, or dismissal. Origin natural utterance: first recorded in ME. tush2 [tʌʃ] noun a long pointed tooth, in particular a canine tooth of a male horse. Origin OE tusc (cf … English new terms dictionary
tushie — tush•ie or tush•y [[t]ˈtʊʃ i[/t]] n. pl. tush•ies. Slang. anat. sts the buttocks • Etymology: 1960–65, amer.; appar. alter. of Yiddish tokhes … From formal English to slang
