dishy
Americanadjective
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Chiefly British. very attractive; pretty or beautiful.
a couple of dishy fashion models.
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gossipy; full of gossip.
a dishy book about Hollywood.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of dishy
Example Sentences
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We have read their unvarnished emails, dishy texts, notes from meetings that determined OpenAI’s future—and one deeply human journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
It’s everything you want in a celeb memoir: wild dishy reveals, beautiful vulnerability and a riveting tale of Hollywood and love that will make you feel like you’re re-living a piece of the ‘90s.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
You may remember her dishy stories as a former intern for Anthony Weiner’s 2013 mayoral campaign.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025
The first “Simple Favor” was already a dishy delight — and if that summary intrigues you, it’s worth a watch to take in all of the preposterous twists and turns I’ve left out for expediency.
From Salon ● May 3, 2025
Dance to your daddy My bonny laddy, Dance to your ninny, My sweet lamb; You shall have a fishy In a little dishy, And a whirligiggy, And some nice jam.
From Harry's Ladder to Learning by Anonymous
Liane Moriarty usually packs her books with dishier secrets than those that give “Truly Madly Guilty” its title.
From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2016
A dishier array of secrets animates Lookaway, Lookaway, Wilton Barnhardt’s big, enveloping novel about a status-conscious North Carolina family.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2013
A blond cyborg, David is worlds dishier than Ian Holm’s Ash in the original, and carries himself with the stiff elegance of Star Wars’ C-3PO, but is neither cranky nor prone to malfunction.
From Time ● Jun. 5, 2012
Back in 2015, one of my dishiest banking sources called, incredulous, with a tip about Aubrey McClendon.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2021
The dishiest the sleepover gets is when Caitlyn reveals that she worries about someone approaching her and how would she handle that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2015
Much more than Schwarzenegger in his early Teutonic-slab phase, Momoa nicely fulfills the law of Hollywood Darwinism: survival of the dishiest.
From Time ● Aug. 18, 2011
Impersonating America's dishiest President--satyr and martyr--did not bring lasting luster to the careers of Stephen Collins, William Devane, James Franciscus or Cliff Robertson, let alone Vaughn Meader.
From Time Magazine Archive
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