ZHOOSH

Etymology 1

Verb

zhoosh (third-person singular simple present zhooshes, present participle zhooshing, simple past and past participle zhooshed)

(transitive, originally Polari, UK and Australia, slang) To tweak, finesse or improve (something); to make more appealing or exciting. Usually with up.

Adjective

zhoosh (comparative more zhoosh, superlative most zhoosh)

(South Africa, slang) stylish, hot, cool

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic (from the sound of the blender).

Verb

zhoosh (third-person singular simple present zhooshes, present participle zhooshing, simple past and past participle zhooshed)

To blend ingredients together using an electric food mixer.

Noun

zhoosh (plural zhooshes)

The action of mixing ingredients using an electric food mixer; a pulse of mixing.

Give the eggs and milk a quick zhoosh in the blender.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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