# presh
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɹɛʃ/
* Rhymes: -ɛʃ

### Noun

presh (uncountable)
* (colloquial) Clipping of pressure.
** 2015 October 15, So Sad Today, “Fuck Music, Let's Talk About Feelings: An Interview with Neon Indian”, in VICE‎, archived from the original on 2021-01-31:Initially I was scared to talk to him. For me, Neon Indian's music conjures momentous feelings, memories, fantasies of makeouts that did and didn't happen, a state of eternal longing, the transcendence of linear time. That's a lot of presh.
** 2016 May 19, Jesse Eisenberg, “My Cousin Recently Became a Realtor”, in The New Yorker‎, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-25:My cousin: I totally get it. No presh, man. No presh. You think about it. Again, it's got that killer European washer-dryer combo. But you think about it and I'll hit you up from the E.R.
** 2019 December 4, Megan Uy, “We Made 'You' Star Victoria Pedretti Doubt Her Luxury Taste in 'Expensive Taste Test'”, in Cosmopolitan‎, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-09-21:Okay, so, the first items we made Victoria try to distinguish were bracelets! Yep! A $200K bracelet and a $36 one! This starting round specifically meant a lot to Victoria because she knew that if she didn't get it right, her mom would come for her...and likely disown her too. No presh at all.

### Adjective

presh (comparative more presh, superlative most presh)
* (colloquial) Clipping of precious.
** 1990, Derek Tangye, The Evening Gull, London: Michael Joseph, →ISBN, page 21:'Hello my presh!' (to Ambrose).
** 2011, India Lee, Hidden Gem, →ISBN, page 180:The silence continued for another quick moment before Leah cooed loudly. "Oh, that's so presh! Elisa is so cute, I just want to babysit her and bake her cupcakes."
** 2013 December 11, Bruna Nessif, Ken Baker, “Kendall Jenner Plays Coy on Harry Styles Dating Rumors, but Admits She's Taken—Watch Now!”, in E! Online‎, archived from the original on 2018-02-16:"We're not single, we're taken by each other," she [Kendall Jenner] exclaimed while hugging Kylie. Aw, isn't that presh?!
** 2014, Kitty Margo, Lynna's Destiny, Isleworth: Buttercup Publishing, page 161:A brief sparkle glistened in Jasmine's eyes as she remembered the sick little girl. "How is... my presh' baby... girl?"
** 2020 May 29, Taylor Andrews, “50 Literary Baby Names That All Book Lovers Will Love”, in Cosmopolitan‎, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-25:Even if we used CliffsNotes to "read" the actual books themselves (sorry, Mrs. Green!), names like Ophelia, Scarlett, Jane, and Charlotte just sound so presh for your lil chonk monster.

### Anagrams

* herps

## Albanian
### Alternative forms

* pras, purri, porr

### Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *prasa, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥so-, possibly of non-Indo-European origin. Cognate with Ancient Greek πράσον (práson), Latin porrum, or perhaps borrowed from Ancient Greek. Variants porr and purri are probably from Latin.

### Noun

presh m (plural preshë, definite preshi, definite plural preshët)
* leek
* chives

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 102