pshaw

American  

[shaw] / ʃɔ /

interjection

1. (used to express impatience, contempt, disbelief, etc.)

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noun

1. an exclamation of “pshaw!”

verb (used without object)

1. to say “pshaw.”

verb (used with object)

1. to say “pshaw” at or to.

pshaw British  

/ pʃɔː /

interjection

1. rare an exclamation of disgust, impatience, disbelief, etc

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Etymology

Origin of pshaw

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

Pshaw says Lerone, the lone attractive African American man on the show.

From Time • May 15, 2012

Pshaw, the last time I squatted forever in a waiting room, it was for a dermatologist.

From Time Magazine Archive

He says the Congressman's nickname is Pshaw and hence he is not regarded as carrying on the tradition of Toombs, Stephens, Ben Hill and Gordon.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pshaw, shaw, interj. expressing contempt.—v.i. to express contempt, as with this word.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

"Pshaw, man, 'twas all fair, all in the way of business," exclaimed Saunders a little impatiently.

From Rachel Gray by Kavanagh, Julia