An exclamation of contempt, disbelief, etc.

An ejaculation of contempt.

An exclamation expressing contempt. Cf. tprot, int.

Expressing triumph, satisfaction, realization, discovery, or (now rarely) mockery or irony. Cf. ah, int. 3 4 ha, int. 1b.

An exclamation of impatient contempt or disparagement.

Representing the act of blowing a puff of air, smoke, etc., or of exhaling breath in a pant or gasp; expressing sudden appearance or disappearance…

Used with contemptuous, ironic, or sarcastic force after repeating words said by someone else: ‘he said?’, ‘she said?’; (hence) ‘indeed!’ (indeed…

Expressing dislike, aversion, or contempt; (also) mockery or satisfaction at another's misfortune.

A derisive exclamation.

An exclamation of contempt or vexation.

An exclamation of contempt: ‘pooh!’ ‘a fig for!’ See blurt, v. 2. Obsolete.

An expression of surprise, derision, or contempt addressed to a person; = ‘get out’, ‘go along with you’.

Expressing contempt, impatience, or disgust. Also (reduplicated) pish pish.

Of so much value, worth so much; worth while. Formerly also as an exclamation of contempt or depreciation: So much for…!

(God) bless (also save) the mark and variants: an exclamatory phrase, probably originally serving as a formula to avert an evil omen, and hence…

An ejaculation expressing contempt or disgust.

In phrases. marry come up: expressing indignant or amused surprise or contempt.

Expressing derision. Now archaic.

Expressing impatience, contempt, disdain, etc. Cf. phew, int., pho, int., phoo, int. 1, poof, int. 1.

Expressing derision or contempt, or used for emphasis. In quot. 1613 used as the name of a derided character.

= pew, int.

An exclamation of contempt or disdain. Also as n.: an utterance of this.

Expressing contempt, disgust, or derision. Cf. pooh, int., phew, int.

Expressing contempt, impatience, or disgust; = pish, int., tush, int. Also (reduplicated) push push.

Expressing contempt, impatience, or disgust, or used to depreciate or dismiss some statement or notion.

An ejaculation expressing disgust or disdain.

Expressing impatience or contempt; = pooh, n. 1.

intransitive. To utter the word or sound ‘poh’; to express contempt in this manner; in early use frequently in to pish and poh (cf. pish, v. 1). In…

= pooh, int. 1.

An exclamation expressing surprise with some degree of contempt, esp. at words or actions considered to show flightiness or undue assumption.

Expressing contemptuous surprise or annoyance; = hoity-toity, int. Now rare.

An odd or ridiculous person or thing; (with plural agreement) people or things of this kind. Also as int.: expressing incredulity or contempt. Cf…

As an interjection, expressing (according to the intonation) irony, contempt, amazement, incredulity, or the like.

plural as an interj. of contempt or indifference.

In catchphrases. Used as an exclamation of disrespect (for a person). Esp. in nonsense association with twenty-three. (temporary.)

plural as int. Used as an expression of contempt, chiefly by children. Also in sucks to you and variants slang.

An exclamation expressing annoyance, contempt, impatience, etc.

An exclamation of scorn or derision. Also attributive and transferred.

An expression of distaste, revulsion, derision, or contempt, esp. used by or in imitation of children. Cf. pooh, int., phooey, int.

Representing the sound of a person spitting; (hence) expressing disgust or contempt: ‘Pah!’ ‘Pshaw!’.

plural. As int., expressing total indifference or contempt. slang.

(See quots.)

used similarly.