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English
Noun
isht (uncountable)
- (euphemistic) Shit (in various senses).
1995 January 18, KNU-Flo, “What's this isht bout MKIII faqs”, in rec.games.video.arcade (Usenet):God, don't you guys have anything else better to do than get excited over MKIII? I mean, it's not even out yet, and you're writing faq's about all the info that's currently out, and isht like that.
1999 July 4, Tlalocelotl Tlatoani, “"Get Down" - Ocelot verse”, in alt.rap (Usenet):I'm faster than you're girlfriend on a Saturday night / Making all the lonely boys say man that isht is tight
2003 May 20, Steve S. Jackson, “F*** a handout”, in rec.music.hip-hop (Usenet):I hate isht like this. I mean it's bad enough people don't trust the news and it's bad enough we have to continuously struggle for equality in the workplace, but when isht like this happens... it gives others alot of ammunition. Against media, against minorities, etc.
Usage notes
- Now mostly superseded by the shortened form ish.
Derived terms
Chickasaw
Etymology
From ishi (“to take”) + -t.
Pronunciation
Particle
isht
- participle of ishi
Derived terms
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