This week's theme: slang/informal terms. skosh (skosh) noun
A small amount; a little bit. [From Japanese sukoshi (a little).] -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "In the end, the committee reasoned that the Grizzlies' overall record was just a skosh better than the other two." Bill Kolb; Tough Decisions Put to NCS Panel; The Contra Costa Times (California); May 23, 2005. Sponsors' messages: The delights of "Prinderella and the Since," "Beeping Sleauty," and 41 other tales twisted by Col Stoopnagle can be yours from http://stoneandscott.com Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?code=qt4&ad=aw ............................................................................ Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth. -Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/skosh.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/skosh.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/skosh.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
