pshaw

[ shaw ]

/ ʃɔ /

interjection

(used to express impatience, contempt, disbelief, etc.)

noun

an exclamation of “pshaw!”

verb (used without object)

to say “pshaw.”

verb (used with object)

to say “pshaw” at or to.

Origin of pshaw

First recorded in 1665–75

Words nearby pshaw

pseudo-Turner's syndrome, pseudovector, pseudoxanthoma elasticum, psf, PSG, pshaw, psi, psia, psid, psig, psilanthropism

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Example sentences from the Web for pshaw

"Pshaw, you cannot refuse the last request of a lady;" and Samson yielded.
Women of History|Anonymous
Mrs. Peck stared at me a moment, moving some valued morsel in her mouth; then she exclaimed, familiarly, 'Pshaw!'
A London Life; The Patagonia; The Liar; Mrs. Temperly|Henry James
As he spoke he looked more wistfully than ever towards his leader, who said "Pshaw!"
The Perpetual Curate|Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant
He had heard very little of that mother's history; perhaps she——Pshaw!
Aurora Floyd, Vol. II (of 3)|M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

Pshaw, I only meant, it wasnt fordable to the enemy: no, poor devils!
The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor|Stephen Cullen Carpenter

British Dictionary definitions for pshaw

pshaw

/ (pʃɔː) /

interjection

rare an exclamation of disgust, impatience, disbelief, etc

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单词	pshaw
释义	pshaw [ shaw ] / ʃɔ / interjection (used to express impatience, contempt, disbelief, etc.) noun an exclamation of “pshaw!” verb (used without object) to say “pshaw.” verb (used with object) to say “pshaw” at or to. Origin of pshaw First recorded in 1665–75 Words nearby pshaw pseudo-Turner's syndrome, pseudovector, pseudoxanthoma elasticum, psf, PSG, pshaw, psi, psia, psid, psig, psilanthropism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pshaw "Pshaw, you cannot refuse the last request of a lady;" and Samson yielded. Women of History\|Anonymous Mrs. Peck stared at me a moment, moving some valued morsel in her mouth; then she exclaimed, familiarly, 'Pshaw!' A London Life; The Patagonia; The Liar; Mrs. Temperly\|Henry James As he spoke he looked more wistfully than ever towards his leader, who said "Pshaw!" The Perpetual Curate\|Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant He had heard very little of that mother's history; perhaps she——Pshaw! Aurora Floyd, Vol. II (of 3)\|M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon Pshaw, I only meant, it wasnt fordable to the enemy: no, poor devils! The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor\|Stephen Cullen Carpenter British Dictionary definitions for pshaw pshaw / (pʃɔː) / interjection rare an exclamation of disgust, impatience, disbelief, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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