- The
phrase fresh off the boat (FOB), off the boat (OTB), are sometimes-derogatory
terms used to
describe immigrants who have
arrived from a
foreign nation...
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which is
typically lower [ɐ]). Thus, New
Zealanders hear
Australians say "
feesh and cheeps,"
while Australians hear New
Zealanders say "fush and chups."...
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Merger of /ɪ/ and /i/, as in the
characteristic pronunciation of fish as
feesh /fiːʃ/ or
kitchen as
keetchen /ˈkiːtʃən/. This may be
represented as [iː(ə)]...
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gaining a cult
status amongst the
Bolton faithful,
backed up by his
nickname "
Feesh", and a
particularly eyecatching headgear in the
shape of a
giant Blue fish...
- of the a in
about and comma. Thus, New
Zealanders hear
Australians say "
feesh and cheeps",
while Australians hear New
Zealanders say "fush and chups"...
- up-gliding of pure
vowels especially before /ʃ/ (making fish
sound almost like
feesh and ash like aysh). It is the only
dialect of the
older South still extant...
- @XanderMobusVO.
Retrieved March 31, 2019. Mobus,
Xander (February 2, 2016). "I am a
feesh!". @XanderMobusVO.
Retrieved March 31, 2019. Hoshino, Rina (May 12, 2016)...
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instead of "fish and chips",
which in an
Australian accent sounds close to "
feesh and cheeps". That is not accurate, as the
STRUT vowel is
always more open...
- musician. In 2013,
Malhas launched a
monthly concert series called "Bala
Feesh" (Arabic for "unplugged")
inviting alternative Arab
musicians to perform...
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Australian ([ˈfiʃ ən ˈtʃips] in
narrow transcription) can
sound a lot like
feesh and
cheeps to
speakers of New
Zealand English and
other dialects, whereas...
