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bish

British  
/ bɪʃ /

noun

  1. slang a mistake

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bish

C20: of unknown origin

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Words, he said in 1975, and again, in 1978, are esek bish, a mess—a cluttered affair that fogs up meaning even as it tries to get it across.

From The New Yorker Nov. 12, 2019

“That’s the philosophy of MIA – cut and paste and bish and bosh.”

From The Guardian Sep. 26, 2018

It is a show he could get into quite quickly, he says, and was a refreshing change from the fast pace and "bish, bash, bosh" of the UK's current crop of soaps.

From BBC Apr. 19, 2013

Arias, meanwhile, petitioned the Vatican to overrule the bish op and let him stay.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Bish, bish, bish! what may this be?" he said, and walked toward the house.

From The Story of an African Farm, a novel by Schreiner, Olive

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