eishint.n.

Brit.

/eɪʃ/, U.S.

/eɪʃ/, South African English

/eɪʃ/

Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably imitative of a non-verbal utterance (compare e.g. eek int.).The word originated in the South African townships and may have been influenced by a similar form in another language, although no such form has been identified.

South African.

A. int.

Expressing any of a number of emotions (esp. resignation, dismay, surprise, disbelief, approval), or conveying emphatic assertion.

ΚΠ

1997 Soc. Sci. & Med. 45 276/2 You might hear that so-and-so has gone (in an accident) and you think: ‘Eish! our brothers are passing away’, that's all.

2001 Jrnl. Material Culture 6 354 ‘Eish!’ exclaimed Sobahle with vigour, ‘coal stoves make too much smoke in the house. And that makes a lot of work!’

2005 A. Lovejoy Acid Alex xxvii. 369 A tiny rush and shiver caught me unawares. Unconsciously, I said eish.

2008 Mail & Guardian (S. Afr.) (Electronic ed.) 12 Feb. [Celine] Dion was welcomed to the press conference by the Soweto Gospel Choir... Dion said ‘Eish…’ and then smiled and expressed her admiration for the choir's performance.

2013 C. Radmann Held Up 338 Eish, it was very bad.

B. n.

The interjection ‘eish!’; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [noun] > other specific cries or exclamations

O?c1225

heyc1400

hoc1405

whoopc1450

oha1535

ooh1602

whowb1602

phew1613

hogmanay1692

ah1712

yo-hope1724

whew1751

whoo1763

yah1812

yo-heave-ho1813

yoicks1817

yo-he-ho1827

yo1830

boo1833

yoick1854

hot-cha-cha1932

ooh-la-la1952

ooh-ah1957

eina1971

eish2005

2005 A. Lovejoy Acid Alex xxvii. 369 Brother E looked at me, deeply suspicious:—I heard an eish. Was that an eish?—No, I don't think it was an eish. Not a real eish anyway.

2007 M. J. McCoy in Anvil 24 262 My overwhelming response to your book is an eish! of wonder and appreciation.

2013 C. Radmann Held Up 159 He thinks of..the two Zulu spinsters who have been so kind with their daily enquiries and their sorrowful eishes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eish
释义	eishint.n. Brit. /eɪʃ/, U.S. /eɪʃ/, South African English /eɪʃ/ Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably imitative of a non-verbal utterance (compare e.g. eek int.).The word originated in the South African townships and may have been influenced by a similar form in another language, although no such form has been identified. South African. A. int. Expressing any of a number of emotions (esp. resignation, dismay, surprise, disbelief, approval), or conveying emphatic assertion. ΚΠ 1997 Soc. Sci. & Med. 45 276/2 You might hear that so-and-so has gone (in an accident) and you think: ‘Eish! our brothers are passing away’, that's all. 2001 Jrnl. Material Culture 6 354 ‘Eish!’ exclaimed Sobahle with vigour, ‘coal stoves make too much smoke in the house. And that makes a lot of work!’ 2005 A. Lovejoy Acid Alex xxvii. 369 A tiny rush and shiver caught me unawares. Unconsciously, I said eish. 2008 Mail & Guardian (S. Afr.) (Electronic ed.) 12 Feb. [Celine] Dion was welcomed to the press conference by the Soweto Gospel Choir... Dion said ‘Eish…’ and then smiled and expressed her admiration for the choir's performance. 2013 C. Radmann Held Up 338 Eish, it was very bad. B. n. The interjection ‘eish!’; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [noun] > other specific cries or exclamations O?c1225 heyc1400 hoc1405 whoopc1450 oha1535 ooh1602 whowb1602 phew1613 hogmanay1692 ah1712 yo-hope1724 whew1751 whoo1763 yah1812 yo-heave-ho1813 yoicks1817 yo-he-ho1827 yo1830 boo1833 yoick1854 hot-cha-cha1932 ooh-la-la1952 ooh-ah1957 eina1971 eish2005 2005 A. Lovejoy Acid Alex xxvii. 369 Brother E looked at me, deeply suspicious:—I heard an eish. Was that an eish?—No, I don't think it was an eish. Not a real eish anyway. 2007 M. J. McCoy in Anvil 24 262 My overwhelming response to your book is an eish! of wonder and appreciation. 2013 C. Radmann Held Up 159 He thinks of..the two Zulu spinsters who have been so kind with their daily enquiries and their sorrowful eishes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.1997
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