pshaw en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃɔː/
- shô
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- pshô spelling pronunciation
- /ˈpʃɔː/ spelling pronunciation
Etymology
A natural expressive noise of rejection. First attested in the late 17th century.
Meanings
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Indicating contempt, disgust, irritation, impatience, or disbelief.
'Pshaw!' Ralph muttered, forcing a laugh.
1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, chapter 56, in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1839, →OCLC:"Pshaw! Why do ye bother yourself wid texts, man, about so small a matter?" interrupted the landlady
1823, James Fenimore Cooper, chapter 13, in The Pioneers:Pshaw! And monkeys might fly out of my butt.
1992, Wayne Campbell, Wayne's World:‘Pshaw! left him!’ Dan said, throwing himself full length on the sofa, ‘I’d sooner work for a blackfellow!’
1911, Steele Rudd, The Book of Dan, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, published 1970, page 68:Pshaw! I can't believe it!
"Have a care, cousin," he whispered; "for the sake of the Virgin have a care, for you have angered him." ¶ "Pshaw! fear not," the other answered in the same low tone.
1891, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, chapter 22, in The White Company, New York, N.Y.; Boston, Mass.: Thomas Y[oung] Crowell & Company […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| psshaw | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pshah | alternative | lexicographic | |
| psha | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
c'mon (indicating disbelief) · pish · pssht · pooh · poppycock · phht · pshh · pssh · pshht · feh · bah · poh · pht (indicating contempt) · psht · psh
Translations (23)
he פשש (indicating contempt or disgust) · gd abab (indicating contempt or disgust) · is fuss (indicating contempt or disgust) · gd huds (indicating contempt or disgust) · cmn 呸 (indicating contempt or disgust) · is fussum svei (indicating contempt or disgust) · eo dirlididi (indicating contempt or disgust) · is iss (indicating contempt or disgust) · vi xì (indicating contempt or disgust) · de pah (indicating contempt or disgust) · ru фу (indicating contempt or disgust) · pl też coś (indicating contempt or disgust) · ru тьфу (indicating contempt or disgust) · is uss (indicating contempt or disgust) · ru фи (indicating contempt or disgust) · pl co takiego (indicating contempt or disgust) · gd ab (indicating contempt or disgust) · is svei (indicating contempt or disgust) · es ¡bah! (indicating contempt or disgust) · fr peuh (indicating contempt or disgust) · ms cis (indicating contempt or disgust) · pl phi (indicating contempt or disgust) · ja げ (indicating contempt or disgust)