sh

or shh

[ sh ]

/ ʃ /

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interjection

(used to urge silence.)

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Origin of sh

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby sh

SGP, sgraffito, 's Gravenhage, Sgt., Sgt. Maj., sh, SHA, Shaanxi, Shaba, Shaban, shabash

Other definitions for sh (2 of 2)

sh.

abbreviation

sheep.

Bookbinding. sheet.

shilling; shillings.

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How to use sh in a sentence

None of the men ogling you give a sh*t about you either, do not be fooled.
Sinead O’Connor to Miley: Stop Getting Naked and Licking Sledgehammers|Tom Sykes|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And of course: “Bye Ryan Braun, you cheating piece of sh*t. CANT JEW YOUR WAY OUT OF IT THIS TIME.”
Ryan Braun and Anti-Semites|Emily L. Hauser|August 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Exhibit A: Cookie Monster prowled The White House Wednesday, scaring the living sh** out of us.
Cookie Monster, Joe Biden and More of the White House’s Strangest Vine Posts|Kelsey Meany|June 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Harlequin hardback, out today, is appropriately dubbed: Sh*t Girls Say.
‘Shit Girls Say’: Kyle Humphrey and Graydon Sheppard Spin Book From Meme|Anna Klassen|September 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST

"Leviathanim sh'mitabdim," suicidal whales, to use Ramon's phrase.
Daniel Levy on Asking the Right Questions|Peter Beinart|April 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"Sh-h—be quiet," warned Betty, peeping again through the slit in the curtain.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle|Laura Lee Hope
Sh'd say it was like five thousin' Valleys 'f the Shadow 'f Death tangled together.
Overland|John William De Forest
Tell ye, 'f the Old Boy himself sh'd ride up alongside, shouldn't be a mite s'prised to see him.
Overland|John William De Forest
There they vanish, their fine tones never to be tried more, and ooze through the red-hot ruin, "Hush-sh-sht!"
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Sh-me-ks-see, the Wolf; one of the Chiefs; his head curiously ornamented, and numerous strings of wampum on his neck.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2)|George Catlin

British Dictionary definitions for sh (1 of 2)

sh¹

/ (spelling pron ʃʃʃ) /

interjection

an exclamation to request silence or quiet

British Dictionary definitions for sh (2 of 2)

sh²

the internet domain name for

St Helena

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