English word origin

Etymology of tush

From Middle English tusshe, tusche, tussch, tossche, tosch, from Old English tūsc, from Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz. Doublet of tusk.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A tusk. · A small tusk sometimes found on the female Indian elephant.

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From Middle English tusshe, tusche, tussch, tossche, tosch, from Old English tūsc, from Proto-Germanic *tunþskaz. Doublet of tusk.

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Inherited-form mentiontussheenm
Inherited-form mentiontūscang
Inherited-form mention*tunþskazgem-pro
Doublet mentiontusken

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Source etymology 2

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noun

The buttocks.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Short for toches, from Yiddish תחת (tokhes), from Hebrew תַּחַת (taḥaṯ, “bottom”).

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Unspecified derivation mentionתחתyi
Unspecified derivation mentionתַּחַתhe

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Source etymology 3

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verb

To express contempt; rebuke.

noun

Nonsense; tosh.

intj

An exclamation of rebuke or scorn.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

A natural utterance (OED).

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Source etymology 4

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verb

To pull or drag a heavy object such as a tree or log.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Unknown.

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Source etymology 5

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noun

Clipping of tusheroon, itself an alternative form of tosheroon.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From British slang tusheroon.

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