tush

¹

[ tuhsh ]

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation of impatience, disdain, contempt, etc.)

noun

1. an exclamation of “tush!”

tush

²

[ tuhsh ]

noun

1. one of the four canine teeth of the horse.
2. a small tusk present in some female Asian elephants: tushes are barely visible and may be seen only when the elephant’s mouth is open.

tush

³

[ toosh ]

noun

, Slang.

1. tushie.

tush

¹

/ tʊʃ /

noun

1. slang.
   the buttocks

tush

²

/ tʌʃ /

noun

1. rare.
   a small tusk

tush

³

/ tʌʃ /

interjection

1. archaic.
   an exclamation of disapproval or contempt

Other Words From

• tushed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tush¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English tusch, touch, twish; imitative of the sound

Origin of tush²

First recorded before 900; Middle English tush, tosh, tusche, Old English tūsc; tusk

Origin of tush³

First recorded in 1960–65; tushie

Word History and Origins

Origin of tush¹

C20: from Yiddish tokhes , from Hebrew tahath beneath

Origin of tush²

Old English tūsc ; see tusk

Origin of tush³

C15: Middle English, of imitative origin