skosh

Borrowed from Japanese 少し (sukoshi, “a little bit”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /skoʊʃ/, /skɑʃ/

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• Rhymes: -oʊʃ, -ɒʃ

skosh (plural skoshes)

1. (informal) A tiny amount; a little bit; tad; smidgen; jot.

   He added just a skosh of vinegar, to give the recipe some zip.

   • 2002, Jan Hornung, Kiss the Sky: Helicopter Tales →ISBN, page 62

     “Fly just a skosh to your one o'clock,” Elroy said.

   • 2003, John Barnes, The Sky So Big and Black, (ISBN: 0765342227), page 216:

     Just a skosh after the lunch break, Bivvy and Erin were singing a song together.

   • 2005, Bill Hylton, Bill Hylton's Power-Tool Joinery →ISBN:

     I set the bit a skosh under the width of the mortise's shoulder; […]

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