BISH NOUN 1. a bishop - 1927 humorous usage 2. a mistake, a blunder - 1937 sl. VERB 1. to 'bishop'; to administer the rite of confirmation to a person; to confirm - 1875 obs. or arch. 2. to throw - 1940 Aust. & NZ sl. ETYMOLOGY for noun 1 & verb 1 - shortened form of bishop (n. & vb.) for noun 2 - origin unknown for verb 2 - imitative FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1875 - To be bish'd...confirmed From: Notes on Quaint Words and Sayings in the Dialect of South Worcestershire - A. Porson EXAMPLE (for noun 2) "...He's a silly little boy, Lucy! He's always making bishes like this!" Monica declared...." From: The Sumner Intrigue - Frank Swinnerton (1955)
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