skosh en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /skɑʃ/ (General-American)
- /skoʊʃ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 少し (sukoshi, “a little bit”), originally US armed forces slang.
Meanings
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(informal) A tiny amount; a little bit.
“Fly just a skosh to your one o'clock,” Elroy said.
2002, Jan Hornung, Kiss the Sky: Helicopter Tales, →ISBN, page 62:Wondrously weird and a skosh too long, “Good Manners” is a dark Brazilian fable of animalistic passions and social isolation.
2018 July 26, Jeannette Catsoulis, “Review: ‘Good Manners’ Is a Twisty Werewolf Tale From Brazil”, in New York Times:I set the bit a skosh under the width of the mortise's shoulder; […]
2005, Bill Hylton, Bill Hylton's Power-Tool Joinery, →ISBN:Just a skosh after the lunch break, Bivvy and Erin were singing a song together.
2003, John Barnes, The Sky So Big and Black, →ISBN, page 216:He added just a skosh of vinegar, to give the recipe some zip.
Elsa: Oh, no, that blazer's a little big. You should let me tailor it. Casey: No thanks. Elsa: Take it in a smidge. Casey: Please don't. Elsa: Just a skosh. Casey: Bye, lady.
2018, Robia Rashid, “Juiced!” (11:17 from the start), in Joe Kessler, director, Atypical, season 2, episode 1, spoken by Elsa and Casey (Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jack Haven (Brigette Lundy-Paine)), via Netflix:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| skoshes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
crumb · dot · iota · hoot · tidbit · halfpennyworth · semblance · hooter · tuppence worth · spot · smidget · smithereen · pinch · thought · shred · glint · modicum · mote · sprinkling · trifle · dusting · strain · skosh · drop · ounce · tad · toddick · vestige · touch · bit · jot · ooch · whit · pennyworth · scooch · skoosh · flip · damn · jot · smidgen · sliver · lick · morceau · smitch · smidgen · scintilla · glimpse · fleck · tidge · tad · smattering · tinge · continental · flyspeck · atomy · morsel · speckle · particle · diddly · soupçon · spark · molecule · hint · aught · ace · glimmer · scantling · scent · smidgy · smidge · sprinkle · scrap · relish · spatter · dash · tittle · bissel · mite · piece · atom · trace · whiff · speck · scruple · inch · skerrick · grain · dab