pish

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English [edit]

Interjection [edit]

pish

  1. An expression of disdain.

Noun [edit]

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

Verb [edit]

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.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Alexander Pope to this entry?)

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 [edit]

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

References [edit]

Anagrams [edit]


Chinook Jargon [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From English fish, or possibly French pêche.

Noun [edit]

pish

  1. fish

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Chinook opitshka.

Noun [edit]

pish

  1. fire
Synonyms [edit]

Scots [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From late Middle English.

Noun [edit]

pish (uncountable)

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

Verb [edit]

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

  1. To urinate, to piss.

Derived terms [edit]

Adjective [edit]

pish (comparative mair pish, superlative maist pish)

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

Interjection [edit]

pish!

  1. An expression of disdain.

References [edit]

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

Western Apache [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [pʰɪ̀ʃ]

Etymology [edit]

From English fish.

Noun [edit]

pish

  1. fish