stushadj.

Brit.

/stʊʃ/, U.S.

/stʊʃ/, Caribbean English

/stʊʃ/

Forms: 1900s– stoosh, 1900s– stush.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: ostentatious adj.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of ostentatious adj.

Caribbean and in British Afro-Caribbean usage.

Snobbish, ‘posh’; stylish, ‘classy’.

ΚΠ

1988 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 10 June 15/2 For those stoosh people who call it pineapples (with an Ironshore drawl) it's $2.50 per pound, but for the ordinary man who want to enjoy a pine, I am willing to drop it to $1.50 a pound!

1994 i-D Oct. 3/3 Hardcore menswear influenced by jungle, ragga and hip hop. G'on like you [are] stush!

1998 Touch July 63/3 Confused looks flew our way as the stush journalists in attendance failed to understand the ghetto humour.

2000 N. Hopkinson Midnight Robber 12 This day, Antonio couldn't take no pleasure in his big, stoosh home, oui?

2003 Tense July 41/2 From her Gucci-loafered feet to the white gold earrings Lisa makes sure she always looks stush.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stush
释义	stushadj. Brit. /stʊʃ/, U.S. /stʊʃ/, Caribbean English /stʊʃ/ Forms: 1900s– stoosh, 1900s– stush. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: ostentatious adj. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of ostentatious adj. Caribbean and in British Afro-Caribbean usage. Snobbish, ‘posh’; stylish, ‘classy’. ΚΠ 1988 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 10 June 15/2 For those stoosh people who call it pineapples (with an Ironshore drawl) it's $2.50 per pound, but for the ordinary man who want to enjoy a pine, I am willing to drop it to $1.50 a pound! 1994 i-D Oct. 3/3 Hardcore menswear influenced by jungle, ragga and hip hop. G'on like you [are] stush! 1998 Touch July 63/3 Confused looks flew our way as the stush journalists in attendance failed to understand the ghetto humour. 2000 N. Hopkinson Midnight Robber 12 This day, Antonio couldn't take no pleasure in his big, stoosh home, oui? 2003 Tense July 41/2 From her Gucci-loafered feet to the white gold earrings Lisa makes sure she always looks stush. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1988
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