yeesh

interjection

ˈyēsh 

—used to express annoyance, disapproval, dismay, or surprise

Yeesh, that ain't good.

—Mike Axisa

Yeesh, it's only been ten years since Lost happened? That show seems forever ago.

—Drew Grant

Yeesh. Small area, big worry. The Zika virus is spreading in a 1-square-mile area just north of downtown Miami.

—USA Today

That 1956 beige-blue monstrosity [that] Windsor has now for a city hall? Yeesh. Some fashions don't age well.

—Chris Vander Doelen

TV sets, by the way, are at the top of [technology writer Lauren] Goode's list of products that have "no business being that complicated." And printers—yeesh. Goode recently went to get a tattoo and wound up fixing the parlor's printer.

—Shira Ovide

Examples of yeesh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The hardest games left on Indiana’s schedule might be the trips to 4-2 Maryland and to Penn State, which … yeesh, more on the latter in a second. —Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

perhaps alteration of sheesh

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for yeesh

• pastiche
• unleash
• leash
• quiche