eish
exclamation/eɪʃ/
/eɪʃ/
(South African English, informal)- used to express surprise, pain, being annoyed, etc.
- Eish man, love at first sight!
- As a fan I should defend her, but eish, sometimes it’s hard.
Word Origin1990s: origin uncertain. The term originated in the townships and is probably imitative of a non-verbal utterance.
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