psst

American  

[pst] / pst /

Or pst

interjection

1. (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)

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psst British  

/ pst /

interjection

1. an exclamation of beckoning, esp one made surreptitiously

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Etymology

Origin of psst

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

"Psst, I see dead people," is how Kendrick Lamar opens the diss track of the decade "Not Like Us."

From Salon

Psst: I spy that Reiff has been scouting real estate around town to turn his overnight pop-up sensation into a full-scale pizzeria.

From Seattle Times

Psst: If you don’t want to deal with long lines or you’re worried the taproom will sell out, check the brewery website in mid-October.

From Seattle Times

Psst, the pizzeria does offer some walk-in orders when doors open at 4 p.m., but management discourages customers from lining up since there usually aren’t that many surplus doughs available.

From Seattle Times

For the last 16 or so years, the South Korean poet Hwang In-suk has fed cats on her late-night walks through Seoul, coaxing the animals — her favorite muses — from their hiding places with a soft psst.

From New York Times

Related Words

• cry
• exclamation
• expletive
• insertion
• interpolation
• interposition
• shout