pshaw

Definitions


[(p)ʃɔː], (Interjection)

Definitions:
- an expression of contempt or impatience
(e.g: ‘Poison? Pshaw! The very idea!’)


Phrases:

Origin:
natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the late 17th century


[(p)ʃɔː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- say ‘pshaw’
(e.g: when I suggested that free trade might dilute Canadian culture, he pshawed)


Phrases:

Origin:
natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the late 17th century




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