Skosh

I am sure you have heard the skosh before. “May I have a skosh of coffee?” I had one version of the origin of the word in mind but surprised to find the actual origin.

See, skosh actually comes from the Japanese word sukoshi which literally means “a tiny bit.” In American occupied Japan and later during the Korean War a small soldier was sometimes called “Skosh”.

So yep, that one comes from the Japanese. I was a skosh surprised at that one!