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plural bishes
(slang) A minced oath (as a term of abuse). quotations
Kate McKinnon, playing Hillary Rodham Clinton, on a series of cue cards: I know you're an elector / And on December 19th... / You're supposed to vote for Donald Trump / But bish... / ...He cray
2016 December 17, Saturday Night Live (comedy sketch), National Broadcasting Company
(Britain, slang, dated) A mistake. quotations
What on earth was the matter with him? He never made bishes like this during PT!
1951, Anthony Buckeridge, Jennings Follows a Clue, page 41
"You — you don't mean you've made a bish of it?" [said Darbishire]
1952, Anthony Buckeridge, Jennings and Darbishire, London, Glasgow: Collins, page 64
(Britain, slang, humorous) A bishop (ecclesiatical) quotations
'It's all right, bish,' said Augustine.'All—all right?' faltered the bishop.
1927, P. G. Wodehouse, “The Bishop's Move”, in Meet Mr Mulliner
BALDRICK: My Lord, the Bishop of Bath and Wells.BISHOP: (enters) The time has come, Blackadder!EDMUND: Oh, hello, Bish.
1986, Blackadder TV series, Money (series 2 episode 4)
'The Bishop of Bangor called.' My father and the bish were pals. 'He has received a strange request from the security service.'
2017, Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, We Know All about You, page 1
(chess) A bishop (chess piece) examples
uncountable
Synonym of bikh examples