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Skosh Rate Skohsh Noun Small Amount Japanese Sukoshi

Front skosh \SKOHSH\
Back noun
A small amount.

[From Japanese sukoshi (a little). Earliest documented use: 1955.]

"The obesity rate would have been 30.2% for women in that age group -- again, just a skosh lower than the actual rate of 30.4%." - Karen Ravn; We're Fat Because ...; Los Angeles Times; Jul 14, 2008.

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