shabash

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

shabash

/ˈʃɑːbɑːʃ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindi शाबाश (śābāś), from Classical Persian شاباش (šābāš), from the term شاد باش (šād bāš, “be happy”), from شاد (“joyful”) + باش (“be (imperative)”).

interjection shavash

India An exclamation of praise for an achievement. "'Shabash! coach-wan,' exclaimed the sahib; 'thou art a man, indeed, and shalt have Shere Bahadoor's skin as recompense for the hurt to thy stomach. Bid him come again.'
Similar: well done

Translations

Every language

intj interjection

हिन्दी	शाबाश śābāś

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"shabash." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shabash. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

shabash. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shabash

Chicago

"shabash." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shabash.

BibTeX

@misc{shabash_2026,
  title = {shabash},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shabash},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}