ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Skoosh

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /skuːʃ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Skoosh is a noun meaning (informal, chiefly Scotland) A squirt (of liquid).

Meaning

(informal, chiefly Scotland) A squirt (of liquid).

More Meanings

  1. (informal, chiefly Scotland) Something very easy; a piece of cake.
  2. (informal, chiefly Scotland) To squirt.
  3. (informal) To squish, to smoosh.
  4. (informal, chiefly Scotland) To have an easy time.
  5. (informal) A smidge, a small amount.

Example Sentences

After what we had learned in the Navy, police training was a skoosh.
She skooshed some foam from a spray can onto her hand and applied it to her hair. "What's that?" said Gerry. "Styling mousse."
1 pint of filtered water 2 dessert spoons of sugar (or honey) 4 nobs of butter (or one big lump) 1 big skoosh of lemon juice, hand squeezed 6 large free range eggs.
But Mrs Strain ducked and dodged and weaved, keeping the bucket steady between her feet and managing to give the two or three cats running about the place a skoosh of milk straight from the udder into their mouth.

Word Forms

Synonyms for skoosh

Depending on context, synonyms include skosh, scooch, ace, atom, atomy, aught.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include scoot, squizzle, squirt, splosh, skosh, suck.

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