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ʃɔpshaw

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  1. pshawverb

    To express disgust or contempt.

  2. pshawinterjection

    Indicating disapproval, irritation, impatience or disbelief.

    Pshaw! I can't believe it!

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pshawinterj.

    An expression of contempt.

    A peevish fellow has some reason for being out of humour, or has a natural incapacity for delight, and therefore disturbs all with pishes and pshaws. Spectator, №. 438.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pshaw

    pish! pooch! -- an exclamation used as an expression of contempt, disdain, dislike, etc

  2. Pshawverb

    to express disgust or contemptuous disapprobation, as by the exclamation " Pshaw!"

  3. Etymology: [Of imitative origin.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pshaw

    shaw, interj. expressing contempt.—v.i. to express contempt, as with this word. [Imit.]

  2. Pshaw

    shaw, n. an upright cylindrical hat once worn by women in Spain.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pshaw in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pshaw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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