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ca·pisce | \ kə-ˈpēsh 
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\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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The first known use of capisce was in 1873
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