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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“Capisce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capisce. Accessed 5 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of capisce was in 1873
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