pish

[psh; spelling pron. pish] Origin

pish

[psh; spelling pron. pish]
interjection
1.
(used as an exclamation of mild contempt or impatience.)
noun
2.
an exclamation of “pish!”

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verb (used without object)
3.
to say “pish.”
verb (used with object)
4.
to say “pish” at or to.

Origin:
1585–95; imitative
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pish (pʃ, pɪʃ)
 
interj
1.  an exclamation of impatience or contempt
 
vb
2.  to make this exclamation at (someone or something)

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pish
exclamation of contempt, attested from 1592.
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