sis

¹

[ sis ]

noun

, Informal.

1. sister.

-sis

²

1. a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form from verbs abstract nouns of action, process, state, condition, etc.:

   thesis; aphesis.

sis

¹

/ siːs; sɪs /

interjection

1. informal.
   an exclamation of disgust

sis

²

/ sɪs /

noun

1. informal.
   short for sister

SIS

³

abbreviation for

1. Also calledMI6 (in Britain) Secret Intelligence Service
2. (in New Zealand) Security Intelligence Service

Word History and Origins

Origin of sis¹

1825–35, Americanism; shortened form; compare Dutch zus for zuster sister

Origin of sis²

From Greek

Word History and Origins

Origin of sis¹

Afrikaans, possibly from Khoi

Example Sentences

To everyone’s surprise, Domingo shows up at the wedding, singing to Matt, “Hey Matt. Came all this way. Had to explain. Direct from Domingo. Kelsey’s a friend. She’s like my sis but we did hook up though!”

From Salon

“Praying for God to wrap his arms around you sis,” one post reshared by Williams said.

From Los Angeles Times

The early devotion to music, theater and his mother; the love of dancing and the fear he might be labeled a “sis”; the affair with Howe, his most effective publicist; and “the MGM training” that helped keep it out of the press: In ways even he may not have understood, Novarro’s queerness made him who he was — including, most prominently, a movie star.

From Los Angeles Times

A co-production of Seattle Public Theater and SIS Productions, “Unrivaled,” written by Rosie Narasaki and directed by Mimi Katano, will run May 10-June 2.

From Seattle Times

The first mainstage play from SIS Productions since the pandemic uses the rivalry between two of the world’s most legendary writers to examine how power systems divide the very people who have the most to gain from cooperation.

From Seattle Times

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