Meaning & use
Pish
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Used to express contempt, impatience, or disdain, often dismissing something as nonsense.
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"Pish," she muttered, waving away his excuse.
He responded to the rumor with a scornful "pish" and changed the subject.
A note on using this word
The interjection appears throughout Shakespeare and other early modern English writing as a quick, dismissive exclamation.
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