pshaw

American  

[shaw] / ʃɔ /

interjection

1. (used to express impatience, contempt, disbelief, etc.)

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noun

1. an exclamation of “pshaw!”

verb (used without object)

1. to say “pshaw.”

verb (used with object)

1. to say “pshaw” at or to.

pshaw British  

/ pʃɔː /

interjection

1. rare an exclamation of disgust, impatience, disbelief, etc

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Etymology

Origin of pshaw

First recorded in 1665–75

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

pshaw

Science fairs, pshaw, these kids wanted to talk policy.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2013

There is obviously something to this, but there is a large pshaw factor as well.

From Time Magazine Archive

"O pshaw, Fannie, men are always saying that about one another."

From John March, Southerner by George W. Cable

I meant to stand under the branches and hold my dress and catch—Oh, pshaw!

From Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty by Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield

“Oh, pshaw, I don’t want any thanks,” Lucille responded as she finished tucking up her hair.

From Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer by Rena I. Halsey

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