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exposish en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɛkspəˈzɪʃ/

Etymology

Clipping of exposition.

Meanings

1. (colloquial, dated) An exposition.
   • Oh take me to that exposish. 1913, Unattributed, Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1913 Musical Compositions Last Half of 1913 July-Dec New Series Vol 8 Part 2:
   • Dis exposish' is noting. I did cry ven I was at Vienna, dere were so many lufly dings. 1884, South, Eudora Lindsay, “Letter Nine.”, in Wayside notes and fireside thoughts, page 119:
   • Local exposish was originally scheduled for 1938, but later it was found impossible to have fair ready by that time. 1936, Bill Rice, “Frisco Asks N.Y. Delay Since Own Fair Late”, in Variety, page 70:
   • Big Annie’s gone west for the exposish. 1909, Robert Rudd Whiting, “A Little Story of Life”, in Everybody's Magazine 1899-1929, page 851:

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