The Roots

ish

noun

Published on April 10, 2016, 6:09 a.m.

shit (in any of various senses)

Categories Abbreviations

Collocates hot⁴, ball, bang, bitch, blast, block, blunt, Brick City, brick, bump, cop, dirt, dis, flow, fugazi, gangsta, grown, hip-hop, hood, Jacob, kick, mad, peep, play, played-out, pop, pop, rap, rap, roll with, serve, spot, trill, I'mma, player-hate, real, hip-hop, diss

Domains Everyday

Etymology from a euphemistic re-working of shit

Rhymes Listen², bitch, bricks, dishing, exist, fish, flips, intimate, intricate, Kris, necklace, rich, Shh, trick, wish, wrist

1993-05-19 The Roots "The Session (Longest Posse Cut In History)" [Organix]
On some next ish, lookin' for the next fish with a wish
1993-07-13 Common "Can-I-Bust?" feat. Ynot [Souled By The Pound]
Listen, I'm dishing out ish like a chef
1993-08-10 Ultramagnetic MCs "Raise It Up" feat. Godfather Don [The Four Horsemen]
Now taste the venom of the ish that I sent 'em

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