English Explanatory Dictionary

shi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Abbreviation of shibire.
pron
  1. Alternative form of sie (gender-neutral pronoun).
noun
  1. Apocopic form of shit.
intj
  1. Apocopic form of shit.
name
  1. A surname from Mandarin of Chinese origin, the 63rd most common in China.

Pronunciation

/ʃaɪ/ /ʃɪ(ː)/ /ʃə/ /ʃiː/

Word forms

shi Shis Shih

Etymology

Clipping of shibire. Coined by Japanese-Canadian geneticist and zoologist David Suzuki, the person who also coined "shibire".

Synonyms

hir

Related words

she Shi Shih Shii shi shi shi-shi

Derived words

shi(ts) shi(ts1) shi(ts2)
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