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1.Something that you really love doing, like a hobby that holds you together or relieves you from stress.
2. Anything and everything

This is a made up word, but a convenient one. It's a little silly. Insert anywhere when you're too frustrated to think of any better word.
1. Alex: I need my ishness! *scrambles around frantically for her drawing tablet*
2. Aagh, stupid <insert name> and their retarded fucking..ishnss! >_<
Ishness by Voodoo Squash June 23, 2004
A lie or not true... derived from Bullshit/bullish.
She's full of ishness about her being sick.
If someone tells you something you know isn't true... You can respond with "ishness". The same context as "Bullshit"
Ishness by ABoogaDooga December 27, 2020

CYA-ishness 

A quality or attitude indicative of the desire to document one's lack of culpability for foreseeable negative outcomes.

Derived from the acronym CYA, which stands for "Cover Your Ass" -- common parlance in the American workplace, used when warning co-workers to protect themselves with adequate, blame-deflecting documentation.
Joe is thankful to the Legal department for refining his skills at inserting stealth qualifiers (such as: "can," "may" and "helps to ... ") to enhance the CYA-ishness of his written materials.
CYA-ishness by Robert-not-Rob July 20, 2009

sexi-ishness 

the state of being so sexy it is indescribable to be anything else
Brotha and TJ are so sexi-ishness, i cant describe how sexi-ishness they are.
sexi-ishness by Shane Locklear September 19, 2008

CYA-ishness 

one's lack of culpability for foreseeable negative outcomes.

Derived from the acronym CYA, which stands for "Cover Your Ass" -- common parlance in the American workplace, used when warning co-workers to protect themselves with adequate, blame-deflecting documentation.
Joe is thankful to the Legal department for refining his skills at inserting stealth qualifiers (such as: "can," "may" and "helps to ...") to enhance the CYA-ishness of his written materials.
CYA-ishness by Robert-not-Rob July 20, 2009

Emo-ishness 

A person that is emo (new stereotypical meaning) or acts emo.
She is wearing black and cuts herself, that is like an emo. (Emo-ishness)
Emo-ishness by Christianwls August 21, 2012
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
square grouper by slipsheet November 6, 2004
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