skosh
Americannoun
Usage
What does skosh mean? A skosh is a slang term for an imprecise unit of measurement, meaning “a small amount.”
Etymology
Origin of skosh
From the Japanese word sukoshi a little (bit)
Example Sentences
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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
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