tush

¹

[tuhsh]

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation of impatience, disdain, contempt, etc.)

noun

1. an exclamation of “tush!”

tush

²

[tuhsh]

noun

1. one of the four canine teeth of the horse.

2. a small tusk present in some female Asian elephants: tushes are barely visible and may be seen only when the elephant’s mouth is open.

tush

³

[toosh]

noun

Slang.

1. tushie.

tush

¹

/ tʌʃ /

interjection

1. archaic,  an exclamation of disapproval or contempt

tush

²

/ tʌʃ /

noun

1. rare,  a small tusk

tush

³

/ tʊʃ /

noun

1. slang,  the buttocks

Other Word Forms

• tushed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tush¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English tusch, touch, twish; imitative of the sound

Origin of tush²

First recorded before 900; Middle English tush, tosh, tusche, Old English tūsc; tusk

Origin of tush³

First recorded in 1960–65; tushie

Word History and Origins

Origin of tush¹

C15: Middle English, of imitative origin

Origin of tush²

Old English tūsc ; see _tusk

Origin of tush³

C20: from Yiddish tokhes , from Hebrew tahath beneath

Example Sentences

No one pushes tushes like the Philadelphia Eagles, although that might not be the case for much longer.

From Los Angeles Times

Abbey Konowitch, MTV’s then–vice president for programming said, “The video has a little too much tush for a Saturday morning.”

From Salon

The Eagles opened the scoring on their second possession with Hurts scoring on the 'tush push' play which they have mastered and no team has found answer to.

From BBC

I’ve instead continually stumbled into a reality as nasty as the tush push.

From Los Angeles Times

Williams wound up on his tush instead of his toes.

From Los Angeles Times