atishoo

/ əˈtɪʃuː /

interjection

1. a representation of the sound of a sneeze

Word History and Origins

Origin of atishoo¹

C19: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

"I'm sorry I'm not in the office today as planned. I seem to have picked up one of those 48 hour bugs. Atishoo."

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Pilgrims honor villagers who gave their lives to save others Gerald Phizackerley, an Anglican archdeacon, stood last week near a rocky outcrop, surrounded by the heathclad hills and moors of the English Midlands, reciting a nursery rhyme: Ring-a-ring of roses, A pocketful of posies, Atishoo!

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