uzhe

See also: уже

English

Alternative forms

• (no fixed spelling) ush, ushe, uzh, yewzh, yooj, yoozh, yoozhe, youzh, youzhe, yuzh, yuzhe

Etymology

Clipping of usual, commonly respelled in writing to avoid confusion with us. Compare the written abbreviation usu. or usu (“usual, usually”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juːʒ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -uːʒ

Adjective

uzhe (comparative more uzhe, superlative most uzhe)

1. (slang) Clipping of usual.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:uzhe.

Noun

uzhe (plural uzhes)

1. (slang, chiefly in the singular) Clipping of usual.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:uzhe.

Usage notes

• An overwhelmingly spoken-only slang word with no single widely accepted spelling. Typically only used in phrases like the [usual], as [usual], as per [usual], etc.

References

• “I'll Have the Us(ual): Shortening 'usual': easy to say, hard to spell”, in Usage Notes, Merriam-Webster, 22 September 2020 (last accessed)

Dongxiang

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Mongolic *üǰe-.

Verb

uzhe

1. to see