psst

or pst

[pst]

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interjection

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

Origin of psst

First recorded in 1870–75

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Historical Examples

But Psst and Hush had not waited for orders, and in five minutes the man was caught.
The Crimson Fairy Book
Various
But at that moment, and beyond the curtain of the frigidarium, appeared the heads of the balneatores, and a low "Psst!"
Quo Vadis
Henryk Sienkiewicz

British Dictionary definitions for psst

psst

interjection

an exclamation of beckoning, esp one made surreptitiously

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psst

or pst

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Examples from the Web for psst

Historical Examples

But Psst and Hush had not waited for orders, and in five minutes the man was caught.

But at that moment, and beyond the curtain of the frigidarium, appeared the heads of the balneatores, and a low "Psst!"

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Origin of psst