pish

English

Interjection

pish

1. An expression of disdain.

Noun

Wikipedia pish (plural pishes)

1. A sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh") made by birders and ornithologists to attract small birds.

Verb

pish (third-person singular simple present pishes, present participle pishing, simple past and past participle pished)

1. To try to attract birds by making a sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh").
2. To express contempt.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Usage notes

• Most commonly found in the gerund or present participle pishing.

References

• Dunne, Peter (2006). The Art of Pishing: How to Attract Birds by Mimicking Their Calls. ISBN 9780811732956.
• Langham, G. M.; Contreras, T.A. & Sieving, K.E. (2006). Why pishing works: Titmouse (Paridae) scolds elicit a generalized response in bird communities. Ecoscience 13 (4): 485–496. doi:10.2980/1195-6860(2006)13[485:WPWTPS]2.0.CO;2

Anagrams

• hips , HIPs
• phis
• ship

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Chinook Jargon

Etymology 1

From English fish, or possibly French pêche.

Noun

pish

1. fish

Etymology 2

From Chinook opitshka.

Noun

pish

1. fire

Synonyms

• piah

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Scots

Pronunciation

• enPR: pĭsh, IPA: /pɪʃ/, X-SAMPA: /pIS/
• Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Etymology

From late Middle English.

Noun

pish (uncountable)

1. (vulgar) Urine, piss.
2. (vulgar) Crust on a scabbing wound.

Verb

tae pish (third-person singular simple present pishes, present participle pishin, simple past pished, past participle pished)

1. To urinate, to piss.

Derived terms

• reekin o pish

Adjective

pish (comparative mair pish, superlative maist pish)

1. (vulgar) Not very good, in fact quite bad.

Interjection

pish!

1. An expression of disdain.

References

• Dictionary of the Scots Language, Scottish Language Dictionaries, Edinburgh [1]

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Western Apache

Pronunciation

• IPA: [pʰɪ̀ʃ]

Etymology

From English fish.

Noun

pish

1. fish