skosh

[skohsh]

noun

Slang.

1. a bit; a jot.

   We need just a skosh more room.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skosh¹

From the Japanese word sukoshi a little (bit)

Example Sentences

They train like Olympians cutting carbs in hopes of shaving milliseconds off their times, jumping just a skosh farther or higher or pumping out one more rep on the weight bench.

From Seattle Times

“Saving Venice” hints that, with a bit of innovation, a skosh of collective willingness and a lot of hard work, humans can indeed stop the tide.

From Washington Post

He clocks in a skosh younger than Sanders and a skosh older than Biden — all three born during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration.

From Washington Post

Thompson talked about how recently she has been thinking a lot about how her movies make audiences feel, saying “I think about the future and I’m like, ‘If I made a film that was set even a skosh in the future, like 25 years or something, would I want there to be single use plastic?

From Los Angeles Times

It sprints from rest to 60 miles an hour in a skosh over four seconds courtesy of a 131-horsepower electric motor powered by a 7.1-kilowatt-hour lithium ion battery pack.

From New York Times

When To Use

What does skosh mean?

A skosh is a slang term for an imprecise unit of measurement, meaning “a small amount.”