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

Science fairs, pshaw, these kids wanted to talk policy.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2013

There is obviously something to this, but there is a large pshaw factor as well.

From Time Magazine Archive

Oh, pshaw, Mara, you don't know these fellows; they are only playing games with us.

From The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine by Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Oh, pshaw, Crittenden, why be so heavy-handed and literal!

From Rough-Hewn by Canfield, Dorothy

"Oh, pshaw, I haven't been a 'my lady' for a long time," cried Lilly, blushing consciously.

From The Song of Songs by Sudermann, Hermann