• Pshaw

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /pʃɔː/, enPR: shô, IPA: /ˈʃɑː/

    Full definition of pshaw

    Interjection

    1. Indicating disapproval, irritation, impatience or disbelief.Pshaw! I can't believe it!
      • 1823 — James Fenimore Cooper, , ch. 13"Pshaw! Why do ye bother yourself wid texts, man, about so small a matter?" interrupted the landlady
      • 1838-1839 — Charles_Dickens, , ch. 56'Pshaw!' Ralph muttered, forcing a laugh.
      • 1891 — Arthur Conan Doyle, , ch. xxiii"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.
      • 1992 - Wayne Campbell, Wayne's World (film)"Pshaw! And monkeys might fly out of my butt."

    Verb

    1. (intransitive) To express disgust or contempt.

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