Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PSHAW
exclam.An expression of contempt, disdain or dislike.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PSHAW
Pshaw, interj. Etym: [Of imitative origin. ]
Defn: Pish! pooch! -- an exclamation used as an expression of contempt, disdain, dislike, etc. [Written also psha.]
PSHAW
PSHAW Pshaw, v. i.
Defn: To express disgust or contemptuous disapprobation, as by the exclamation " Pshaw! " The goodman used regularly to frown and pshaw wherever this topic was touched upon. Sir W. Scott.
New American Oxford Dictionary
pshaw
pshaw |(p )SHô (p )ʃɔ | ▶exclam. dated or humorous an expression of contempt or impatience: “Poison? Pshaw! The very idea! ” ▶verb [ no obj. ] dated or humorous utter such an exclamation: when I suggested that free trade might dilute Canadian culture, he pshawed. ORIGIN natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the late 17th cent.
Oxford Dictionary
pshaw
pshaw |pʃɔː, ʃɔː | dated or humorous ▶exclamation an expression of contempt or impatience: ‘Poison? Pshaw! The very idea! ’. ▶verb [ no obj. ] say ‘pshaw ’: when I suggested that free trade might dilute Canadian culture, he pshawed. ORIGIN natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the late 17th cent.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
pshaw
pshaw /p ʃɔː / (! ｟米 ｠では語頭ps -のpは発音しない ) 〖擬音語 〗間投詞 ｟やや古 ｠もう, ええっ, ふん (!いらだち 不快 不満 不信 反対 軽蔑を表す ) .
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