Used in a Sentence

gish

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gish.

Editorial note

The big(gish) script they injected is just fixed overhead, as is the CSS for positioning the canvas.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gish gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

(fantasy roleplaying games) A character that is skilled in both physical combat and the use of magic.

noun

(slang) An outsider.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gish.

noun

A surname.

noun

(fantasy roleplaying games) A character that is skilled in both physical combat and the use of magic.

noun

(slang) An outsider.

Example sentences

1

The big(gish) script they injected is just fixed overhead, as is the CSS for positioning the canvas.

2

Again, you can answer your own question by reading the tiny thread, instead of responding with even more gish-gallop.

3

Nope, and you should read the rest of the thread before replying with gish-gallop.

4

I guess I'm just getting old -- the gish gallop isn't new, but this form feels more terrible and insidious.

5

When I saw Gish for the first time, I thought the same but I bet they fake a lot of physics.

6

It's the only way to deal with a Gish Gallop.

7

Sea-lioning[1], JAQing off[2] and Gish gallops[3] should not.

8

TL;DR: Hudes is a nut on a Gish Gallop, and Sophie Shevardnadze is charming to watch but you're best off muting the audio to prevent loss of intelligence.

9

And am indicating that Gish galloping, factual and logical errors, argumentum ad nauseum, and similar tactics, are all being indicated but won't be specifically addressed, simply because that serves no use.

10

I have noticed a couple of posters in this thread posting a gish-gallop of links (mostly from discredited sources) purporting to prove something, but one sees upon inspection that they in fact do nothing of the sort.

Quote examples

1

It's Gish Gallop done on the Internet scale with a never-ending parade of tech influencers, proxy "journalists" and low-value accounts.

2

This is similar to a debate technique known as the "gish gallop".

3

Pseudo-English would be more like "tsoo-gish", though obviously not completely accurate.

4

Anecdata from one story: "Of the remaining 80 still in the running for a spot in the next police academy, about 60 percent have military experience, Gish said." The military don't train for the expectation of support of the population.

Proper noun examples

1

Sort of like Gish, I would suppose, and games like it..

2

Gish galloping bad faith trolls aren’t new.

3

There is only one Limbo, Gish, Fez, Galcon, Voxatron etc.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gish in a sentence?

The big(gish) script they injected is just fixed overhead, as is the CSS for positioning the canvas.

What does gish mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is gish?

gish is commonly used as noun.