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The word skosh comes from the Japanese word sukoshi, which is pronounced "skoh shee" and means "a tiny bit" or "a small amount." The Japanese word was shortened by U.S. servicemen stationed in Japan after World War II. Later, in the Korean War, a small soldier was often nicknamed Skosh. In civilian-speak, skosh can be used by itself as a noun or in the adverbial phrase "a skosh".
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
Price growth slowed a skosh and inventory ticked up slightly across the nation’s biggest metros in the third quarter.
—cleveland, 12 Dec. 2021
The screen sizes range from 13.3 inches diagonally for the Dell XPS 13 to a skosh bigger (13.4) on the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1, while the Dell XPS 15 has a 15.6-inch panel.
—Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 13 Nov. 2019
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“Skosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skosh. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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