Definition of eish

eish

interjection

• Exclamation, surprise or disgruntlement. Used mostly by township South Africans.
  
  *Did you bring my car keys? Eish! I forgot completely.
  
  *Eish! This guy is a real moron!
  
  *I couldn't help it, the lady looked eish!

  Last edited on Jun 03 2015. Submitted by mangezi from Cape Town, South Africa on Jun 03 2015.

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