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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

zhooshy en · ADJ

Etymology

From zhoosh + -y.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, slang) Showy, flashy, ornate.
    • First to catch out eye are the zhooshy ombre coloured cushions, Stravklint, and duvet set, Pipstakra but that's just the tip of the flatpack iceberg. 2019 July 31, Kylie Klein-Nixon, “Ikea: Five things in the 2020 catalogue we hope to buy in New Zealand”, in Stuff:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
zhushy alternative lexicographic
zhoozhy alternative lexicographic
jujy alternative lexicographic
zhuzhy alternative lexicographic
zhooshiest Degree=Sup lexicographic
zhooshier Degree=Cmp lexicographic