SINCE 1828
capisce
verb
ca·pisce
| \ kə-ˈpēsh
\
\
variants:
or capiche
or less commonly capeesh
or capish
Definition of capisce
chiefly US slang
—used to ask if a message, warning, etc., has been understood … you must use this knowledge for good, not evil, and never for personal gain. Capisce? [=do you understand?]— Dutch MandelIf you didn't want the picture to be seen on the Web, you shouldn't have put it on a Web server, capisce?— Angela GunnTony Agrazzi saw himself that way when he looked in a mirror. A guy who saw the flaws in others but forgave them their flaws. Capeesh?— Bill Granger
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