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PSHAW
Interjection
pshaw
Indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief.
Synonyms
• (indicating disapproval): pht, pshh, phht, pssh, pshh, pssht, psht, pshht, feh, pooh, pish, bah, poh; see also bah
• (indicating disbelief): c'mon, poppycock; see also bullshit
Verb
pshaw (third-person singular simple present pshaws, present participle pshawing, simple past and past participle pshawed)
(intransitive) To express disgust or contempt.
Anagrams
• whaps
Source: Wiktionary
Pshaw, interj. Etym: [Of imitative origin.]
Definition: Pish! pooch! -- an exclamation used as an expression of contempt, disdain, dislike, etc. [Written also psha.]
Pshaw, v. i.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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