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pshaw
[shaw] 
–interjection
| 1. | (used to express impatience, contempt, disbelief, etc.) |
–noun
| 2. | an exclamation of “pshaw!” |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to say “pshaw.” |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | to say “pshaw” at or to. |
Origin:
1665–75
1665–75
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| pshaw (shô) interj. Used to indicate impatience, irritation, disapproval, or disbelief. |
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Pshaw
Pshaw\, interj. [Of imitative origin.] Pish! pooch! -- an exclamation used as an expression of contempt, disdain, dislike, etc. [Written also psha.]Pshaw
Pshaw\, v. i. To express disgust or contemptuous disapprobation, as by the exclamation " Pshaw!" The goodman used regularly to frown and pshaw wherever this topic was touched upon. --Sir W. Scott.
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