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1. (used as an exclamation of mild contempt or impatience.)n.2. an exclamation of "pish!"v.i.3. to say "pish."v.t.4. to say "pish" at or to.[1585-95; imit.]
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Pish — Pish, interj. An exclamation of contempt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pish — Pish, v. i. To express contempt. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pish — [psh, pish] interj., n. (an exclamation) used to express disgust or impatience vi., vt. to utter this exclamation (to) … English World dictionary
pish — exclamation of contempt, attested from 1590s … Etymology dictionary
pish — fop·pish; frop·pish; hip·pish; hyp·pish; pish·pash; pish·posh; quip·pish; snap·pish; snap·pish·ly; snap·pish·ness; up·pish; wam·pish; pa·pish; pish; fop·pish·ly; fop·pish·ness; pish·rogue; up·pish·ly; up·pish·ness; … English syllables
pish — Scottish Vernacular Dictionary verb:To urinate noun: Urine, Example: Ah never made it tae the pisher in time an noo mah kegs is aw pish (descriptive) Boggin crap, shitey, something of little value Example: Thon Budweiser is pure Pish so it is … English dialects glossary
Pish — A pish is an imitated bird call (usually a scold or alarm call) used by birders and ornithologists to attract birds (generally Passerines). [cite journal |last=Zimmerling |first=JR |coauthors=Ankney, CD |date=2000 |title=A technique that… … Wikipedia
pish — /pɪʃ/ (say pish), /pʃ/ (say psh) interjection (an exclamation of contempt or impatience.) …
pish posh — interjection Nonsense; tommyrot. “Oh, pish posh,” Miss Beauregard didnt buy it. “Your home couldnt be that bad.” … Wiktionary
pish — interjection Date: 1592 used to express disdain or contempt … New Collegiate Dictionary
