This week's theme
Words borrowed from Japanese

This week's words
kabuki
honcho
skosh
kamikaze
tycoon

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(skoash)

MEANING:

noun: A small amount; a little bit.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Japanese sukoshi (a little). Earliest documented use: 1955.

USAGE:

"The obesity rate would have been 30.2% for women in that age group -- again, just a skosh lower than the actual rate of 30.4%."
Karen Ravn; We're Fat Because ...; Los Angeles Times; Jul 14, 2008.

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