preesh

v. an abbreviated, sometimes exclamatory, form of “appreciate” or “I appreciate it” or the like. Subjects: English, Slang

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Citations: 1994 [Zachary Rodman] Usenet: rec.collecting.cards (feb. 1) “Autographs”: Someone Please Tell Me How To Price Autographs. I Have Several Good Players On Their Own Basketball Cards. I ’Preesh It. 1994 Marcel Danesi Cool: The Signs and Meanings of Adolescence (Oct.) p. 107: Recycling of old words…“preesh” (from appreciate). 1997 [Diablo] Usenet: rec.sport.archery (Oct. 27) “Ancient Chinese Archers”: Who knows where to find Ancient Chinese Archer images? Possibly Kyudo. NOT Turkish or Korean. I preesh. 1998 [Jeff Preston] Usenet: alt.guitar (Jan. 20) “Re: Tell me your Carvin stories here”: I wonder if these things are busted. If so, I’ll get a replacement set from y’all, but if there’s a clue to be had, I’d sure ’preesh. 2006 Connie Eble et al. @ University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill UNC-CH Campus Slang (Fall): Preesh—I appreciate that: X: “I brought you some coffee.” Y: “Preesh.” 2006 nerver Suck It Trebek (Dallas, Texas) (Sept. 21) “ Karaoke is Killing Me”: A special “preesh!” to James for the punch in the face. Don’t worry, Slim, there’s only a small mark. 2007 Zut van Rijn (zutaloo) UC Davis LiveJournal Community (California) (Jan. 24) “The world is going crazy”: I’ve been trying to follow the news, but I’m lost: does someone want to tell me what the hell is going on in Lebanon? Preesh.

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