pishogue

American

[pi-shohg] / pɪˈʃoʊg /

noun

Irish English.

a spell, charm, or hex.

He feared the bad luck was due to a pishogue on him.
sorcery; witchcraft.
a practitioner of witchcraft or healing magic.

They went to see the pishogue in hopes of curing the cough.
a superstition.

There's an old pishogue that a pregnant woman hit with something will have a baby with a birthmark where she was hit.

pishogue British

/ pɪˈʃəʊɡ /

noun

sorcery; witchcraft

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Etymology

Origin of pishogue

First recorded in 1820–30; from Irish piseog “charm, spell”

Example Sentences

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A pishogue, if you know what that is.

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MARION: Let him look, the pishogue!

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