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stush, a. Caribbean and in British Afro-Caribbean usage.
Brit. |stʊʃ|, U.S. |stʊʃ|, Caribbean |stʊʃ|
Forms: 19– stoosh, 19– stush
[Origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of ostentatious adj.]
Snobbish, ‘posh’; stylish, ‘classy’.
1988Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 10 June 15/2 For those stoosh people who call it pineapples (with an Ironshore drawl) it's $2.50 per pound, but for the ordinary man who want to enjoy a pine, I am willing to drop it to $1.50 a pound! 1994i-D Oct. 3/3 Hardcore menswear influenced by jungle, ragga and hip hop. G'on like you [are] stush! 1998Touch July 63/3 Confused looks flew our way as the stush journalists in attendance failed to understand the ghetto humour. 2000N. Hopkinson Midnight Robber 12 This day, Antonio couldn't take no pleasure in his big, stoosh home, oui? 2003Tense July 41/2 From her Gucci-loafered feet to the white gold earrings Lisa makes sure she always looks stush. |