pish
/pɪʃ/
pish interjection: expressing disdain.
Interjection
- Expressing disdain.
Noun
pish (countable and uncountable, plural pishes)
Verb
pish (third-person singular simple present pishes, present participle pishing, simple past and past participle pished)
- To try to attract birds by making a sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh").
- To express contempt.
- Piſh for thee, Iſland dogge: thou prickeard cur of Iſland.1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
Adjective
pish (comparative more pish, superlative most pish)
- Of poor quality; very bad.
- Bein a lesbo is pish. A tell a girl shes bangin nd ye get "comin from u👸🏼" lit nah am no sayin tht tae be yer pal am sayin it tae shag ye x2017 October 17, @_megcorrigan, Twitter
Synonyms of pish
Forms of pish
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pishes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pishes |
| present participle | pishing |
| past participle | pished |
| past | pished |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more pish |
| superlative | most pish |
Origin of pish
Expressive; perhaps partly from Scots pish (“piss”).
Words formed from pish
Phrases with pish
Words that rhyme with pish
Questions about pish
- What does pish mean?
- Pish means expressing disdain.
- What part of speech is pish?
- Pish can be an interjection, a noun, a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce pish?
- Pish is pronounced /pɪʃ/.
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