Rooted in the suffix "ish" as in "kind of".

The stage of a relationship before dating, but slightly more than friendship, particularly when this stage lasts a long time.
Everyone knows they like each other and they hang out all the time, but they won't actually "date"- they've been ishing for months!
by isherman March 5, 2009
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a type of kiss. Open mouthed, but no tongue. From the root word, ish, meaning kind of.Kind of making out.
Person1:hey were you and ben just making out??
Person2: nah, we were just ishing
by Felicia August 13, 2004
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Maybe/maybe not, not really sure, a little bit perhaps. Very vague. Sometimes used as a way of allaying questioning, or if just having a really monosyllabic day.

See also 'ish'
Ali: So, you feeling any better yet?
Me: Eh, ish ish
by Princess B August 26, 2006
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Slang for "the shit." Possibly derived from censored music where the word "shit" was reversed and sounds like "ish." Now, people often self-censor and use the word "ish" in conversations where traditional cursing is frowned upon.
This new song is the ish, son.
That catch in the 4th quarter was the ish.
Your Mom's Sour Diesel wax is the ish, yo!
by RadioFamoso August 29, 2013
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it can be used with any word and it's applied at the end to make the word into meaning "kind of".
me = "how are you feeling today?"
you = "i am feeling okay-ish"
by Hayley Baileyy January 14, 2006
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i have so much ish to do today
by tiffonya June 20, 2005
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