pshaw

[ shaw ]

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

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.

Origin of pshaw

1
First recorded in 1665–75

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British Dictionary definitions for pshaw

pshaw

/ (pʃɔː) /


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

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