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dishy

/ˈdɪʃ.i/adjective, noun

dishy is spelled D-I-S-H-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dishy means “Attractive; good-looking; sexy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in dishy?

Letters5: D-I-S-H-Y
In writingabout once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search

Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How common is dishy?

Dishy appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form in the list.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce dishy?

  • /ˈdɪʃ.i/

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-dishy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of dishy

  • dishier comparative
  • dishiest superlative
  • dishies plural
  • dishie

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does dishy mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

adjective

  1. 1

    UKslangAttractive; good-looking; sexy.

  2. 2

    slangTending to relay information and gossip.

noun

  1. 1

    AustraliainformalA dishwasher (someone who washes dishes).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Where does dishy come from?

From dish (“attractive person”) + -y (forming adjectives).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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