different between posish vs popish

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of position.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p??z??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

posish (plural posishes)

1. (colloquial, often military slang or sexual slang) Short for position.
   • He put on the remaining pair of gloves, and took a pugilistic "posish" that alarmed me.
   • "Colonel, the Rebs are making it so hot out yonder, I can't hold my ‘posish’."
   • The enemy was in a splendid ‘posish’ on a high hill commanding the country.
   • At what seemed to be a lull in the action, Joe concluded to climb the ladder to the roof to survey the battlefield. “I'm going up to see the posish (position),” he announced to Jim Bainter.
   • My favorite posish is doggystyle.
2. (colloquial, figuratively) Position, situation.

References

• TVRage, Jeeves and Wooster, "Show Slang"

Anagrams

• Sophis

English

Etymology

pope +? -ish

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p??p??/
• (US) enPR: p??p?sh, IPA^(key): /?po?p??/

Adjective

popish

1. (derogatory, used by early Protestants) of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism
   • 1629, Joseph Hall, The Reconciler

     I do, therefore, much blame the petulcity of whatsoever author, that should dare to impute a Popish affection to him […]

2. (derogatory) acting like, or holding beliefs similar to, the pope.

Synonyms

• Catholic (neutral)
• papal (neutral)
• papist (derogatory)
• Roman Catholic (neutral)
• Romish (derogatory)

Derived terms

• popishly
• popishness

Related terms

• pope
• popess

See also

• Orangey
• Prod, Proddy

Anagrams

• HiPPOs, hippos, shippo