vish

[ vish ]

/ vɪʃ /

verb (used without object)

to try to obtain financial or other confidential information from people by placing phone calls, typically automated, that seem to be from a legitimate organization, usually a financial institution: an increase in vishing, facilitated by VoIP, an internet-based phone system.

verb (used with object)

to make a victim in this way: I was vished and now my bank account is empty!

Compare phish.

Origin of vish

First recorded in 2005–10; v(oice) + (ph)ish

OTHER WORDS FROM vish

visher, noun

Words nearby vish

Visct., viscus, vise, Visegrad, Viseu, vish, Vishakhapatnam, Vishinsky, Vishnevskaya, Vishnu, visibility

Example sentences from the Web for vish

I want de man to lofe me always—nevah to vish he not marry me.
Beth Norvell|Randall Parrish
"I vish I'd kep it," said the Hebrew gentleman, with unfeigned regret.
Men's Wives|William Makepeace Thackeray
You sall eat all as mosh as you vish, and drink more as you vish, but you cannot go avay.
Cormorant Crag|George Manville Fenn
I have mooch money; mein haus in Batavia is mosd peautiful, und you shall have plendy servands to do all dot you vish.
Foster's Letter Of Marque|Louis Becke

You comb t'e hair, you haf pretty ribbons, you make t'e body strong and supple, you look in t'e glass and vish for more beauty.
The Bacillus of Beauty|Harriet Stark

单词	vish
释义	vish [ vish ] / vɪʃ / verb (used without object) to try to obtain financial or other confidential information from people by placing phone calls, typically automated, that seem to be from a legitimate organization, usually a financial institution: an increase in vishing, facilitated by VoIP, an internet-based phone system. verb (used with object) to make a victim in this way: I was vished and now my bank account is empty! Compare phish. Origin of vish First recorded in 2005–10; v(oice) + (ph)ish OTHER WORDS FROM vish visher, noun Words nearby vish Visct., viscus, vise, Visegrad, Viseu, vish, Vishakhapatnam, Vishinsky, Vishnevskaya, Vishnu, visibility Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vish I want de man to lofe me always—nevah to vish he not marry me. Beth Norvell\|Randall Parrish "I vish I'd kep it," said the Hebrew gentleman, with unfeigned regret. Men's Wives\|William Makepeace Thackeray You sall eat all as mosh as you vish, and drink more as you vish, but you cannot go avay. Cormorant Crag\|George Manville Fenn I have mooch money; mein haus in Batavia is mosd peautiful, und you shall have plendy servands to do all dot you vish. Foster's Letter Of Marque\|Louis Becke You comb t'e hair, you haf pretty ribbons, you make t'e body strong and supple, you look in t'e glass and vish for more beauty. The Bacillus of Beauty\|Harriet Stark
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