Pish
[piʃ]
Definition
(interj.) An exclamation of contempt.
(v. i.) To express contempt.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
interj. Pshaw.
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Definition
interj. expressing contempt.
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Examples
- He pish'd and psha'd in a fury--told me not to be such a fool as to pawn--and said he would see whether he could lend me the money. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mr. Bird strode up and down the room, grumbling to himself, Pish! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He fretted, pished, and pshawed. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Legree poohed and pished, but read, turning page after page, till, finally, after reading some way, he threw down the book, with an oath. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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