pi-jaw
English
Etymology
From pi (“pious, sanctimonious”) + jaw.
Pronunciation
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Noun
pi-jaw (uncountable)
- (slang, archaic) Patronising or lecturing talk, especially from an adult to a child. [from 19th c.]
- 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not…, Penguin 2012 (Parade's End), p. 33:
- ‘I'll admit for the moment that you aren't giving me pi-jaw.’
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 37:
- 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not…, Penguin 2012 (Parade's End), p. 33: