Nesh, a dialect word from England, means “soft,” “tender,” “juicy,” “delicate,” or even “timid.” The word can describe nesh grass in spring. Its origin is murky, but it reaches back to Old English. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of ““Nesh” Means Soft, Tender, or Timid in English Dialect”
I learned a word that was new to me thanks to an email from Ronnie Crowley, who wrote to us about the word nesh. Do you know this word? N-E-S-H, Grant?
No, I don’t know that one.
Yeah, Ronnie grew up in Manchester, England, and apparently it’s a dialectal term that means soft or juicy or tender or delicate or retiring or timid, like you might talk about nesh grass in the spring. Isn’t that a lovely word? Very good. Oh, yes, that’s very lovely. I like that quite a bit.
Yeah, the etymology is murky, but it goes all the way back to Old English. It’s a really, really old word. Oh, very good. Obviously very useful. Nice to have that one. Put that in my… in my quiver.
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