pishern.¹

Brit.

/ˈpɪʃə/, U.S.

/ˈpɪʃər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pish v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < pish v. + -er suffix¹.

rare.

A person who says ‘pish’. Cf. pish int.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > contemptuous person > one who expresses contempt vocally

pooh-pooher1841

pooh-poohist1861

pooh pooh1867

pisher1901

1901 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 730 Both..pishers and puffers..being noisily wrong.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pishern.²adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪʃə/, U.S.

/ˈpɪʃər/

Origin: A borrowing from Yiddish. Etymon: Yiddish pisher.

Etymology: < Yiddish pisher little squirt, nobody, literally ‘pisser’ < pishn to urinate ( < Middle High German pissen : see piss v.) + -er -er suffix¹. Compare pisser n.

slang (chiefly U.S.).

A. n.²

A young, inexperienced, or insignificant person. to call (a person) pisher: to reprove someone ineffectually or indulgently.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > urinary disorders > [noun] > incontinence of urine > person

bed-wetter1938

pisher1941

pissabed1959

1941 Nevada State Jrnl. 4 Dec. 5/4 Jerome Weidman will appear in the new mag, Slag, due shortly, with the most hilarious title in years, to wit: ‘Call Me Pisher’.

1963 A. Baron Lowlife (1964) xvii. 147 For that idiot, that little pisher, I was in trouble.

1972 J. Caine Hamlet, my Boy xi. 161 First, they didn't wait to call you pisher; they just filled you up with bullet-holes like a matzo.

2000 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Apr. 404/2 I was a little pisher, a little nothing making $135 a week as a secretary for the William Morris Agency.

B. adj.

Insignificant, small.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective]

littleeOE

smalla1350

poor1598

pipsqueak1920

pisher1958

diddy1963

1958 B. Malamud Magic Barrel 87 He bought..this pisher grocery in a dead neighbourhood where he didn't have a chance.

1979 B. Malamud Dubin's Lives ix. 359 I lived on cases involving small finaglers and found myself engaged in pisher dishonesties.

2003 Electronic Media (Nexis) 13 Jan. 38 And you know, we were selling some little pisher package and we would grab all the clients coming by. And every now and then we'd make a sale.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pisher
释义	pishern.¹ Brit. /ˈpɪʃə/, U.S. /ˈpɪʃər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pish v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < pish v. + -er suffix¹. rare. A person who says ‘pish’. Cf. pish int. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > contemptuous person > one who expresses contempt vocally pooh-pooher1841 pooh-poohist1861 pooh pooh1867 pisher1901 1901 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 730 Both..pishers and puffers..being noisily wrong. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pishern.²adj. Brit. /ˈpɪʃə/, U.S. /ˈpɪʃər/ Origin: A borrowing from Yiddish. Etymon: Yiddish pisher. Etymology: < Yiddish pisher little squirt, nobody, literally ‘pisser’ < pishn to urinate ( < Middle High German pissen : see piss v.) + -er -er suffix¹. Compare pisser n. slang (chiefly U.S.). A. n.² A young, inexperienced, or insignificant person. to call (a person) pisher: to reprove someone ineffectually or indulgently. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > urinary disorders > [noun] > incontinence of urine > person bed-wetter1938 pisher1941 pissabed1959 1941 Nevada State Jrnl. 4 Dec. 5/4 Jerome Weidman will appear in the new mag, Slag, due shortly, with the most hilarious title in years, to wit: ‘Call Me Pisher’. 1963 A. Baron Lowlife (1964) xvii. 147 For that idiot, that little pisher, I was in trouble. 1972 J. Caine Hamlet, my Boy xi. 161 First, they didn't wait to call you pisher; they just filled you up with bullet-holes like a matzo. 2000 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Apr. 404/2 I was a little pisher, a little nothing making $135 a week as a secretary for the William Morris Agency. B. adj. Insignificant, small. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] littleeOE smalla1350 poor1598 pipsqueak1920 pisher1958 diddy1963 1958 B. Malamud Magic Barrel 87 He bought..this pisher grocery in a dead neighbourhood where he didn't have a chance. 1979 B. Malamud Dubin's Lives ix. 359 I lived on cases involving small finaglers and found myself engaged in pisher dishonesties. 2003 Electronic Media (Nexis) 13 Jan. 38 And you know, we were selling some little pisher package and we would grab all the clients coming by. And every now and then we'd make a sale. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1901n.²adj.1941
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