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Pshaw

Pshaw \Pshaw\, interj. [Of imitative origin.] Pish! pooch! -- an exclamation used as an expression of contempt, disdain, dislike, etc. [Written also psha.]

Pshaw

Pshaw \Pshaw\, v. i. To express disgust or contemptuous disapprobation, as by the exclamation `` Pshaw!''

The goodman used regularly to frown and pshaw wherever this topic was touched upon.
--Sir W. Scott.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
pshaw

exclamation of contempt or rejection, by 1670s.

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pshaw

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!