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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 少し (sukoshi, “a little bit”), originally US armed forces slang.
Pronunciation
Noun
skosh (plural skoshes)
- (Hawaii, informal) A tiny amount; a little bit.
- Synonyms: tad, smidgen, jot, skoosh, scooch; see also Thesaurus:modicum
- Antonym: scad
He added just a skosh of vinegar, to give the recipe some zip.
2002, Jan Hornung, Kiss the Sky: Helicopter Tales, →ISBN, page 62:“Fly just a skosh to your one o'clock,” Elroy said.
2003, John Barnes, The Sky So Big and Black, →ISBN, page 216:Just a skosh after the lunch break, Bivvy and Erin were singing a song together.
2005, Bill Hylton, Bill Hylton's Power-Tool Joinery, →ISBN:I set the bit a skosh under the width of the mortise's shoulder; […]
2018 July 26, Jeannette Catsoulis, “Review: ‘Good Manners’ Is a Twisty Werewolf Tale From Brazil”, in New York Times:Wondrously weird and a skosh too long, “Good Manners” is a dark Brazilian fable of animalistic passions and social isolation.
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