pish posh en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɪʃˈpɒʃ/
Etymology
Reduplication of pish.
Meanings
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(slang) Nonsense; tommyrot.
“You don't believe in angels? Oh, pish-posh, Officer. How do you think we make it through the day without angels?”
2007, Julie Failla Earhart, Home Sweet Home & Other Dangerous Places, page 48:“Oh, pish posh,” Miss Beauregard didn't buy it. “Your home couldn't be that bad.”
2004, Greg Johnson, The Loony Bin Blues: The Next Generation Flies Over the Cuckoo's Nest, page 264:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pish and posh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pishposh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pish-posh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pish tosh | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pish and tosh | alternative | lexicographic |