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").

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/, 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