pshtint.
/pʃt/, U.S. /pʃt/ Expressing caution, surprise, or impatience.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > warning cry [interjection] > to warn of someone's approach
nix1753
psht1770
cave1868
nit1898
the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > expression of irritation [interjection]
when1592
pshaw1607
que voulez-vous1841
psht1868
what the Hanover1902
gah1917
give me strength1923
for crying out loud1924
1770 S. Foote Lame Lover iii. 57 I believe—(Drinks again)—devilish strong—Pshut!—Somebody's coming.
1868 E. Yates Rock Ahead II. i. viii. 9 ‘Psht!’ said the old gentleman to himself.
a1909 A. C. Swinburne Lesbia Brandon (1952) iii. 28 Psht! the sea's gone in at my nose and got into my throat.
1982 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 3 June b2 Naw, psht. I don't want to make a million dollars.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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