pish

[ psh; spelling pronunciation pish ]

/ pʃ; spelling pronunciation pɪʃ /

interjection

(used as an exclamation of mild contempt or impatience.)

noun

an exclamation of “pish!”

verb (used without object)

to say “pish.”

verb (used with object)

to say “pish” at or to.

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Origin of pish

First recorded in 1585–95; imitative

Words nearby pish

piscine, piscis austrinus, piscivorous, pisco, pisgah, pish, pishogue, pishpek, pisidia, pisidian, pisiform

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Example sentences from the Web for pish

Jack, who was alone, shook his head as he read this letter, and then laid it down with a pish!
Mr. Midshipman Easy|Captain Frederick Marryat
And he reached out his hand to take his master by the wrist; but with an impatient “Pish!”
The King's Esquires|George Manville Fenn
The case was exactly opposite with respect to pish: I mean so far as the alteration of two of its letters is concerned.
The Round Towers of Ireland|Henry O'Brien
Tuath, then, and pish are by no means synonymous; neither do they signify mystery or prophets, except in a secondary light.
The Round Towers of Ireland|Henry O'Brien

I tell you he's alive and well, only he's lost your money and Pish's and mine and his own.
The Spenders|Harry Leon Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for pish

pish

/ (pʃ, pɪʃ) /

interjection

an exclamation of impatience or contempt

verb

to make this exclamation at (someone or something)

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