See also: Nish

English

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Etymology

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From German nichts (nothing) or possibly Yiddish נישט (nisht, no, not). Originally borrowed from Polari.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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nish

  1. (UK, slang) nothing.
    • 1998 March 4, Janie Lawrence, quoting Ian Dury, “The Dury's Out”, in The Independent[1]:
      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[2], Liam Gallagher (actor):
      These fucking little smart arses download fucking tunes for nish.

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish indossa (cognate with Irish anois, Scottish Gaelic a-nis).

Adverb

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nish

  1. now

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