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  • proper noun An established Japanese male name.

Etymologies

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From Japanese ヨッシー (Yosshī)

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Examples

  • The thought occurs to me as I stand outside one of this city's finer Japanese-fusion restaurants (a fancy joint called Yoshi's) chain smoking and awaiting the arrival of Robert Hass, a poetry rock star if ever there was one.

    The Bard of Berkeley 2009

  • And the club was called Yoshi's, and they played a great celebration for us.

    A Jazz Guitar Legend: Alive, Live and 75 2007

  • It was a male writer known as Yoshi who had the idea of bringing out the first keitai shosetsu in book form, however, and in doing so, became one of the first to break away from the pack.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

  • Kush's Brain On Puff Daddy's Scrotum is the BPOS aka rikker who has been banned by TH under dozens of handles such as Yoshi - Blackmon - fringe-Phobic - Walker - etc etc

    Is Barney Frank?: Part II - Thomas Sowell - Townhall Conservative 2010

  • Newest Team Member … The weekend off for the Nationwide Series was a special one last weekend for Chris "Yoshi" Jones, tire specialist for the No. 12 team, and his wife Kayla.

    The MotorSportsNews.Net(work) 2009

  • Congrats: The weekend off for the Nationwide Series was a special one last weekend for Chris "Yoshi" Jones, tire specialist for the #12 team, and his wife Kayla.

    The MotorSportsNews.Net(work) 2009

  • You can also use special moves such as Yoshi's Egg Bomb (press down and the Special Move button) or King Dedede's Jet Hammer (press down and the Special Move button), but unless you are skilled with Yoshi or King Dedede, smash attacks allow for a faster KO.

    unknown title 2009

  • Kenichiro "Yoshi" Yoshimura, argues that she doesn't look weird at all.

    Destructoid 2009

  • Explodemon! is a mix of 'Yoshi's Island with Half-Life 2'

    Joystiq [Nintendo] 2009

  • -- OL Jemarcus "Yoshi" Hardrick, Batesville, Miss.

    Nebraska - Team Notes 2010

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