pstint.n.

Brit.

/pst/, U.S.

/pst/

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare German pst . Compare earlier st int., whist int.¹, hist int.

Now rare.

Expressing a whispered signal for silence. Also as n.: an utterance of ‘pst’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > be silent [interjection]

silence?c1225

peacec1390

whista1425

softlya1500

softc1500

husht1532

ist1540

st1552

soft and peace1576

pocas palabras1592

isse1598

hist1599

whish1635

whisht1684

quiet1814

fusht1816

pax1843

sh1847

pst1863

ciunas1987

1863 G. Eliot Romola I. i. i. 30 A sharp and lengthened ‘Pst!’ was suddenly heard darting across the pelting storm of gutturals. It came from the pale man in spectacles, and had the effect he intended; for the noise ceased.

1872 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. Aug. 576/1 I said, ‘Pst, pst’. ‘Qui vive?’ he whispered.

1881 S. Mackaye & A. W. Tourgée Fool's Errand i. 52 Pst—Keep quiet—Here he comes!

1913 Poet Lore 377 Pst! Pst! Quiet!

2000 Dachau Liberated 83 He answered once more, ‘Pst. Be very quiet, we'll talk it over’ and sat at the foot of my bed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

PST n. Pacific Standard Time.

ΚΠ

1937 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 26 July 2 (advt.) Hear the trio—the quartette—and all of Benny's boys swing the popular favorites. Every Tuesday at 8:30 pm E.S.T...5:30 pm P.S.T., over WABC-Columbia Network.

1978 J. M. Pasachoff & M. L. Kutner University Astron. v. 125 The eclipse would take place at 12:46 pm E.S.T., 11:46 am C.S.T., 10:46 am M.S.T., and 9:46 am P.S.T.

1994 Western Living Oct. 54/2 Nelson, PST, and Cranbrook, MST, both observe daylight time.

单词	pst
释义	pstint.n. Brit. /pst/, U.S. /pst/ Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Compare German pst . Compare earlier st int., whist int.¹, hist int. Now rare. Expressing a whispered signal for silence. Also as n.: an utterance of ‘pst’. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > be silent [interjection] silence?c1225 peacec1390 whista1425 softlya1500 softc1500 husht1532 ist1540 st1552 soft and peace1576 pocas palabras1592 isse1598 hist1599 whish1635 whisht1684 quiet1814 fusht1816 pax1843 sh1847 pst1863 ciunas1987 1863 G. Eliot Romola I. i. i. 30 A sharp and lengthened ‘Pst!’ was suddenly heard darting across the pelting storm of gutturals. It came from the pale man in spectacles, and had the effect he intended; for the noise ceased. 1872 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. Aug. 576/1 I said, ‘Pst, pst’. ‘Qui vive?’ he whispered. 1881 S. Mackaye & A. W. Tourgée Fool's Errand i. 52 Pst—Keep quiet—Here he comes! 1913 Poet Lore 377 Pst! Pst! Quiet! 2000 Dachau Liberated 83 He answered once more, ‘Pst. Be very quiet, we'll talk it over’ and sat at the foot of my bed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas PST PST n. Pacific Standard Time. ΚΠ 1937 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 26 July 2 (advt.) Hear the trio—the quartette—and all of Benny's boys swing the popular favorites. Every Tuesday at 8:30 pm E.S.T...5:30 pm P.S.T., over WABC-Columbia Network. 1978 J. M. Pasachoff & M. L. Kutner University Astron. v. 125 The eclipse would take place at 12:46 pm E.S.T., 11:46 am C.S.T., 10:46 am M.S.T., and 9:46 am P.S.T. 1994 Western Living Oct. 54/2 Nelson, PST, and Cranbrook, MST, both observe daylight time. extracted from Pn. < int.n.1863 as lemmas
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pstint.n.

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