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Definition of pshaw in English: pshawexclamation ʃɔːpʃɔː(p)ʃɔ dated, humorous An expression of contempt or impatience. ‘Poison? Pshaw! The very idea!’ Example sentencesExamples - EEEEWWWW pshaw what the bloody hell?
- And for those of you who don't really want details of this, pshaw!
verb ʃɔːpʃɔː(p)ʃɔ [no object]dated, humorous Say ‘pshaw’ when I suggested that free trade might dilute Canadian culture, he pshawed Example sentencesExamples - ‘Oh, I was a stickler for the rules,’ she pshawed, ‘I work in a bar now.’
- But business leaders have pshawed those claims, saying that much of the debate by critics outside the chip industry has been driven by ignorance and emotional arguments.
- He pshawed me, accused me of being in denial of incipient middle-age and merely affecting to like ‘the crew’ whilst pining for Celine Dion or Dido.
- But other lawmakers pshawed that notion, saying the ministry's financial report yesterday lacked substance.
- Upon hearing Kurtz's notes over the phone, one imagines the rewrite guy pshawing the angle.
Origin Natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the late 17th century. Definition of pshaw in US English: pshawexclamation(p)ʃɔ(p)SHô An expression of contempt or impatience. “Poison? Pshaw! The very idea!” Example sentencesExamples - And for those of you who don't really want details of this, pshaw!
- EEEEWWWW pshaw what the bloody hell?
verb(p)ʃɔ(p)SHô [no object]Say ‘pshaw’ when I suggested that free trade might dilute Canadian culture, he pshawed Example sentencesExamples - He pshawed me, accused me of being in denial of incipient middle-age and merely affecting to like ‘the crew’ whilst pining for Celine Dion or Dido.
- ‘Oh, I was a stickler for the rules,’ she pshawed, ‘I work in a bar now.’
- But business leaders have pshawed those claims, saying that much of the debate by critics outside the chip industry has been driven by ignorance and emotional arguments.
- But other lawmakers pshawed that notion, saying the ministry's financial report yesterday lacked substance.
- Upon hearing Kurtz's notes over the phone, one imagines the rewrite guy pshawing the angle.
Origin Natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the late 17th century. |