pishogue

[pi-shohg]

noun

Irish English.

1. a spell, charm, or hex.

   He feared the bad luck was due to a pishogue on him.

2. sorcery; witchcraft.

3. a practitioner of witchcraft or healing magic.

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

4. 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

/ pɪˈʃəʊɡ /

noun

1. sorcery; witchcraft

Word History and Origins

Origin of pishogue¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pishogue¹

from Irish piseog, pisreog

Example Sentences

A pishogue, if you know what that is.

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MARION: Let him look, the pishogue!

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