skosh

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skosh

/skoʊʃ/ US
/skɑʃ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊʃ, -ɒʃ

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Borrowed from Japanese 少し (sukoshi, “a little bit”), originally US armed forces slang.

noun skoshes

informal A tiny amount; a little bit. He added just a skosh of vinegar, to give the recipe some zip.
Similar: tad, smidgen, jot, ace, atom, thought, atomy, aught, bissel, continental, bit, crumb · Opposite: scad

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@misc{skosh_2026,
  title = {skosh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skosh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}