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English
Etymology
From German nichts (“nothing”) or possibly Yiddish נישט (nisht, “no, not”). Originally borrowed from Polari.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
nish
- (UK, slang) nothing.
1998 March 4, Janie Lawrence, quoting Ian Dury, “The Dury's Out”, in The Independent:If you like the director you do it for nish, so Marcus Thompson got us all to do it for nothing.
2017, Dreda Say Mitchell, Blood Mother: Flesh and Blood Trilogy Book Two, Hachette UK, →ISBN:I've got nish to say to you. You can save your breath.
2017 September 20, BBC Backstage Music Pass, Liam Gallagher (actor):These fucking little smart arses download fucking tunes for nish.
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Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish indossa (cognate with Irish anois, Scottish Gaelic a-nis).
Adverb
nish
- now
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