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tush

[tuhsh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

(used as an exclamation of impatience, disdain, contempt, etc.)

noun

an exclamation of “tush!”

tush

[tuhsh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

one of the four canine teeth of the horse.
a small tusk present in some female Asian elephants: tushes are barely visible and may be seen only when the elephant’s mouth is open.

tush

[toosh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Slang.

tushie.

tush

/ ��ʌʃ /

interjection

archaic��an exclamation of disapproval or contempt

tush

/ ��ʌʃ /

noun

rare��a small tusk

tush

/ ��ʊʃ /

noun

slang��the buttocks

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

tushed adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of tush¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English tusch, touch, twish; imitative of the sound

Origin of tush²

First recorded before 900; Middle English tush, tosh, tusche, Old English ��ū��; tusk

Origin of tush³

First recorded in 1960–65; tushie

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of tush¹

C15: Middle English, of imitative origin

Origin of tush²

Old English ��ū�� ; see _tusk

Origin of tush³

C20: from Yiddish tokhes , from Hebrew tahath beneath

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No one pushes tushes like the Philadelphia Eagles, although that might not be the case for much longer.

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Abbey Konowitch, MTV’s then–vice president for programming said, “The video has a little too much tush for a Saturday morning.”

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The Eagles opened the scoring on their second possession with Hurts scoring on the 'tush push' play which they have mastered and no team has found answer to.

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I’ve instead continually stumbled into a reality as nasty as the tush push.

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Williams wound up on his tush instead of his toes.

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Tusculum tushery

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