tush

¹ American  

[tuhsh] / tʌʃ /

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation of impatience, disdain, contempt, etc.)

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noun

1. an exclamation of “tush!”

tush ² American  

[tuhsh] / tʌʃ /

noun

1. one of the four canine teeth of the horse.

2. a small tusk present in some female Asian elephants: tushes are barely visible and may be seen only when the elephant’s mouth is open.

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tush ³ American  

[toosh] / tʊʃ /

noun

Slang.

1. tushie.

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tush ¹ British  

/ tʌʃ /

interjection

1. archaic an exclamation of disapproval or contempt

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tush ² British  

/ tʌʃ /

noun

1. rare a small tusk

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tush ³ British  

/ tʊʃ /

noun

1. slang the buttocks

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Other Word Forms

• tushed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of tush¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English tusch, touch, twish; imitative of the sound

Origin of tush²

First recorded before 900; Middle English tush, tosh, tusche, Old English tūsc; see origin at tusk

Origin of tush³

First recorded in 1960–65; see origin at tushie

Example Sentences

Philadelphia’s offensive problems were so pronounced that America actually stopped complaining about the Tush Push.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Keep the Tush Push in rugby where it belongs, the player needs to earn that last yard!

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

Hill helped launch the band to success by singing lead on the song "Tush," which was one of its first hits and remains a well-known ZZ Top song to this day.

From Fox News • Jul. 31, 2021

“Lor Tush took advantage of the momentum. They saw an opportunity to fill the gap.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2021

"Tush, it's no more than is expected of me. Don't you go getting yourself into trouble in the city, now."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood