Meaning & use

yeesh

interjection·Everyday

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An exclamation used to express mild exasperation, dismay, or surprise.

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Yeesh, that traffic jam took forever to clear.

Yeesh, I can't believe how expensive that turned out to be.

A note on using this word

Yeesh is a mild interjection related to 'sheesh' and 'geez,' typically softer in tone than an angry curse.

Words with a similar meaning

sheeshgeezyikes

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