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DISH
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(Abbreviation) Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal HyperostosisMedical term related to spondylosis
Usage: The regional osseous structures demonstrated the presence of the advanced spondylotic changes in keeping with DISH.
1. Colloquial term since the 1930-1940s for an attractive person of either sex. Straight and gay usage. The adjective, also applied to men and women, is dishy.
See also: babe and baby.
Quote: The Garbage Man (Allen Jenkins) to the professors and Bertram Potts (Gary Cooper) in Ball of Fire (1941): 'The mouse is the dish. That's what I need the moula for. We'll be stepping me and the smooch... I mean dish... I mean mouse.'
2. Term of endearment for an attractive woman.
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DISES
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disfiguration
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DISG
disgorge
disgrace
disgraceful disease
disgruntled
Disguesia
disguise
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Dishabiliophobia
dishabilloerigesis
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dishabillophilia
dishabillophobia
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dishonesty
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dishonorable discharge
dishonored check
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