skosh
Examples
- He added just a skosh of vinegar, to give the recipe some zip.
- Just a SKOSH more luck, and I could have placed that ’Q’ for a huge score in Scrabble.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 少し (sukoshi, “a little bit”), originally US armed forces slang.
Synonyms
ace, atom, aught, bissel, bit, crumb, dab, damn, dash, diddly, dot, drop, dusting, fleck, flip, flyspeck, glimpse, glint, grain, halfpennyworth, hint, inch, iota, jot, lick, mite, modicum, molecule, morceau, morsel, mote, ooch, ounce, particle, pennyworth, piece, pinch, scantling, scent, scintilla, scooch, scrap, scruple, semblance, shred, skerrick, skoosh, skosh, sliver, smattering, smidge, smidgen, smidget, smidgy, smitch, smithereen, soupçon, spark, spatter, speck, speckle, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, tad, tidbit, tidge, tittle, toddick, touch, trace, trifle, tuppence worth, whiff, whit
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
skosh: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordskosh: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
skosh: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary