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Word of disgust
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pshaw
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Word definitions for pshaw in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pshaw \Pshaw\, interj. [Of imitative origin.] Pish! pooch! -- an exclamation used as an expression of contempt, disdain, dislike, etc. [Written also psha .]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
interj. Indicating disapproval, irritation, impatience or disbelief. vb. (context intransitive English) To express disgust or contempt.
Usage examples of pshaw.
To my surprise, however, Saxon pished and pshawed under his breath, until at last, unable to contain his impatience, he broke out in hot discontent.
Pshaw, my dear fellow, what do the public, the great unobservant public, who could hardly tell a weaver by his tooth or a compositor by his left thumb, care about the finer shades of analysis and deduction!