sh

or shh

[ sh ]

interjection

(used to urge silence.)

Origin of sh

First recorded in 1840–50

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 | THE 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 | THE 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 | THE 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 | THE DAILY BEAST
"Leviathanim sh'mitabdim," suicidal whales, to use Ramon's phrase.
Daniel Levy on Asking the Right Questions | Peter Beinart | April 3, 2012 | THE 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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