"pshaw" meaning in English

See pshaw in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈpʃɔː/, /ˈʃɔː/ Audio: en-us-pshaw.ogg [US]
enPR: pshô, shô Rhymes: -ɔː Head templates: {{en-interj}} pshaw
  1. Indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief. Translations (indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief): (pēi) (Chinese Mandarin), peuh ! (French), pah (German), svei (Icelandic), iss (Icelandic), uss (Icelandic), fuss (Icelandic), fussum svei (Icelandic), (ge) (Japanese), cis (Malay), też coś (Polish), co takiego (Polish), тьфу (tʹfu) (Russian), фу (fu) (Russian), фи (fi) (Russian), ab (Scottish Gaelic), abab (Scottish Gaelic), huds (Scottish Gaelic), ¡bah! (Spanish), (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-pshaw-en-intj-5fljsSXp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Synonyms: psshaw, pshah, psha, pshh, phht, pssh, pssht, psht, pshht, feh, pooh, pish, bah, poh, poppycock, bullshit Synonyms (indicating disapproval): pht Synonyms (indicating disbelief): c'mon

Verb

IPA: /ˈpʃɔː/, /ˈʃɔː/ Audio: en-us-pshaw.ogg [US] Forms: pshaws [present, singular, third-person], pshawing [participle, present], pshawed [participle, past], pshawed [past]
enPR: pshô, shô Rhymes: -ɔː Head templates: {{en-verb}} pshaw (third-person singular simple present pshaws, present participle pshawing, simple past and past participle pshawed)
  1. (intransitive) To express disgust or contempt by saying "pshaw". Tags: intransitive Translations (to express disgust or contempt): фы́ркать (fýrkatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), фы́ркнуть (fýrknutʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pshaw-en-verb-htiIw5Zi

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for pshaw meaning in English (6.0kB)

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