pish

[psh; spelling pronunciation pish]

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.

Origin of pish

First recorded in 1585–95; imitative

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Historical Examples of pish

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
Presently the Duke threw him a hasty phrase, a sort of pish, man!
Little Novels of Italy
Maurice Henry Hewlett
The result was that Brace tore up the letter with an impatient “pish!”
The Sapphire Cross
George Manville Fenn
He caught it up, removed the stopper, then put it down with an impatient “Pish!”
The Star-Gazers
George Manville Fenn
"Pish for the School Board," cried the voice that was wont to be so calm.
Angela's Business
Henry Sydnor Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for pish

pish

interjection

an exclamation of impatience or contempt

verb

to make this exclamation at (someone or something)

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Word Origin and History for pish

exclamation of contempt, attested from 1590s.