commish

[ kuh-mish ]

noun

, Informal.

1. commissioner ( def ):

   I have an interview with the police commish at noon.

2. commission ( def 21 ):

   Sorry, that phone is out of commish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of commish¹

By shortening; commish def 2 was first recorded in 1855–60; commish def 1, in 1870–75.

Example Sentences

Except him, Mike from Queens or the Commish, as some of his followers on X call him.

From New York Times

Back to the Walla Walla commish.

From Seattle Times

But after that, in the commish’s words, the league “will turn to expansion.”

From Seattle Times

Hummel was nicknamed “The Commish” for running an American Professional Baseball Association board game with colleagues, and the moniker became so widespread throughout baseball that even baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and Bud Selig called Hummel by the label.

From Seattle Times

The Post-Dispatch reported that Hummel — known as “The Commish” by friends, players, managers, even baseball commissioners — died Saturday after a short, unspecified illness.

From Seattle Times