Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small amount; a bit.
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- noun A tiny amount; a little bit;
tad ;smidgen ;jot .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Larry, thanks for "skosh" -- it's a fun word indeed!
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Larry, thanks for "skosh" -- it's a fun word indeed!
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Now this pool, it seems, was unknown to the Yips because it was surrounded by thick bushes and was not near to any dwelling, and it proved to be an enchanted pool, for the frog grew very fast and very big, feeding on the magic skosh which is found nowhere else on earth except in that one pool.
The Lost Princess of Oz Baum, L. Frank 1917
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Now this pool, it seems, was unknown to the Yips because it was surrounded by thick bushes and was not near to any dwelling, and it proved to be an enchanted pool, for the frog grew very fast and very big, feeding on the magic skosh which is found nowhere else on earth except in that one pool.
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Yips because it was surrounded by thick bushes and was not near to any dwelling, and it proved to be an enchanted pool, for the frog grew very fast and very big, feeding on the magic skosh which is found nowhere else on earth except in that one pool.
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At first it was increased only a "skosh," make that a doubling of the tax rate from a nickel to ten cents.
Hawaii Reporter 2010
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BTW, "skosh" is usually spelled with a "K", easier to see the hard consonant.
The Truth About Cars 2009
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(By the way, the word "skosh" was borrowed from Japan, from whom we have borrowed much more than merely words in recent years; it is, after all, a close second to China in holding U.S.
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Even with a skosh more legroom, it remains close to useless for people.
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Second, anyone who eats Cheezy-poofs of any kind eats them for this bizarre, simulated, "advanced food-like" product, not for the corn puff that might actually bring a skosh of nutrition to what is essentially an empty calorie.
I'm a math guy, I should know better than to fall for this joshenglish 2009
stpeter commented on the word skosh
The source seems to be the Japanese word sukoshi.
December 29, 2006
oroboros commented on the word skosh
See nitnoy.
October 4, 2007
joanne commented on the word skosh
hence, pronounced with a long O.
February 3, 2009
bilby commented on the word skosh
Deserves to be a compact car name.
September 28, 2011