PST
or P.S.T., p.s.t.
|
Pacific Standard Time.
Definition for pst (2 of 2)
psst
or pst
[ pst ]
/ pst /
interjection
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
Origin of psst
First recorded in 1870–75
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Examples from the Web for pst
The two tradesmen immediately made their escape, but a low "Pst!"
Original Short Stories, Volume 7 (of 13)|Guy de MaupassantIt did me good to say all that out to a real gentleman, and—pst!
The Queen's Scarlet|George Manville FennAn' that, Miss Dorothy, is why I was a-wavin' at him an' sayin' "pst" to him.
A Proposal Under Difficulties|John Kendrick BangsWe were just about to walk out from among the trees, when my companion, with a sudden, "Pst!"
The Trail of The Badger|Sidford F. Hamp
British Dictionary definitions for pst (1 of 2)
PST
abbreviation for (in the US and Canada)
Pacific Standard Time
British Dictionary definitions for pst (2 of 2)
psst
/ (pst) /
interjection
an exclamation of beckoning, esp one made surreptitiously
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