Gish

American

[gish] / gɪʃ /

noun

Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.

Gish British

/ ɡɪʃ /

noun

Dorothy. 1898–1968, US film actress, chiefly in silent films
her sister, Lillian. 1896–1993, US film and stage actress, noted esp for her roles in such silent films as The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916)

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It’s a scenario made for the Gish Gallop.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

Heather Hughes, a federal public defender representing Gish, did not immediately return an email seeking comment Friday.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Gish and Nielsen found that identity conflict between the old entrepreneurial self and the new employee self was associated with higher levels of burnout and lower levels of boosterism.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023

This technique is also called the "Gish gallop," named after a creationist named Duane Gish, who would employ the tactic in supposed "debates" against biologists.

From Salon • Aug. 4, 2023

She named her two canaries Clara and Lillian after Clara Bow and Lillian Gish.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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