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    • Tinaundefined
      Tina
      last edited by admin

      Used in South African English and Afrikaans to express exasperation or disbelief. The word was first transliterated from the Xhosa language to Afrikaans, and then into South African English.

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      • Tanya Shivariundefined
        Tanya Shivari
        last edited by

        In South Africa its an interjection and black people say eish if they made a mistake or are shocked etc.

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        • Beckyundefined
          Becky
          last edited by

          A South African word derived from Xhosa, now used in all languages within South Africa and some neighbouring countries.

          Eish is one of the reasons South Africa is so great, it can express anything from excitement to horror.

          I will explain in the examples:

          1. Excited
          2. Horrified
          3. Angry
          4. Happy
          5. Shocked
          6. Accident

          A) Taxi

          B) Domestic worker

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          • Couch Potatoeundefined
            Couch Potatoe
            last edited by

            Used to describe a situation, person, thing, or mood. It can also be used as an exclamation. See also: sketch.

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            • PussyCatundefined
              PussyCat
              last edited by

              a valley-girl type slang used to show a negative response to something. anything considered not cool could be called eishy.

              also the sound made when one farts after anal sex

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              • PussyCatundefined
                PussyCat
                last edited by

                A short nickname for the noun [Ayesha].

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                  Eish meaning & definition 6 of Eish.

                • Vihan Dobiriyalundefined
                  Vihan Dobiriyal
                  last edited by

                  Eish is an exclamation used in South African English and Afrikaans to convey frustration, surprise, or disbelief. It originated from the Xhosa language and was later adopted into Afrikaans before making its way into South African English.

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