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pish posh

/ˈpɪʃˈpɒʃ/

pish posh interjection: nonsense; tommyrot.

Interjection

  1. (slang) Nonsense; tommyrot.
    • “Oh, pish posh,” Miss Beauregard didn't buy it. “Your home couldn't be that bad.”2004, Greg Johnson, The Loony Bin Blues: The Next Generation Flies Over the Cuckoo's Nest, page 264
    • “You don't believe in angels? Oh, pish-posh, Officer. How do you think we make it through the day without angels?”2007, Julie Failla Earhart, Home Sweet Home & Other Dangerous Places, page 48

Forms of pish posh

alternative formpishposh
alternative formpish and posh
alternative formpish-posh
alternative formpish tosh
alternative formpish and tosh

Origin of pish posh

Reduplication of pish.

Questions about pish posh

What does pish posh mean?
Pish posh means nonsense; tommyrot.
What part of speech is pish posh?
Pish posh is an interjection.
How do you pronounce pish posh?
Pish posh is pronounced /ˈpɪʃˈpɒʃ/.

Words near pish posh in the dictionary

  1. Pisgahs
  2. pish
  3. pish and posh
  4. pish and tosh
  5. pish pash
  6. pish posh
  7. pish tosh
  8. pish-posh
  9. pish-tush
  10. pishacha
  11. pishachas

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