■ noun
1》 (also ~ of nature ) a person, animal, or plant with a physical abnormality.
2》 [often as modifier ] a very unusual and unexpected event: a ~ storm.
3》 informal a person who is obsessed with a particular activity or interest: a fitness ~.
4》 archaic a whim.
■ verb
1》 (usu. ~ out ) informal behave or cause to behave in a wild and irrational way.
2》 archaic fleck or streak randomly.
Derivatives
~ish adjective
~ishly adverb
~ishness noun
Origin
C16: prob. from a dialect word.