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DISHY (dishier, dishiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: dishier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, dishiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does dishy mean? 

DISHY (adjective)
  The adjective DISHY has 1 sense:

1. (informal British) sexually attractiveplay

  Familiarity information: DISHY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DISHY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(informal British) sexually attractive

Context example:

a dishy blonde

Similar:

beautiful (delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Derivation:

dish (a very attractive or seductive looking woman)


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