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puh-lease

puh-lease interjection: an expression of annoyance, exasperation or impatience.

Interjection

puh-lease

  1. (sarcastic) An expression of annoyance, exasperation or impatience.
    • Puh-lease! I went to a bar mitzvah once. That doesn't make me Jewish.1997, Don Roos, The Opposite of Sex, spoken by Lucia (Lisa Kudrow)

Forms of puh-lease

alternative formpuhlease
alternative formpuh-leeze
alternative formpuhleeze
alternative formpuleez
alternative formpuh-leez

Origin of puh-lease

An exaggerated form of please.

Questions about puh-lease

What does puh-lease mean?
Puh-lease means an expression of annoyance, exasperation or impatience.
What part of speech is puh-lease?
Puh-lease is an interjection.

Words near puh-lease in the dictionary

  1. Pugsley
  2. Pugsleys
  3. Puguis
  4. Pugwash
  5. puh
  6. puh-lease
  7. puh-leez
  8. puh-leeze
  9. puha
  10. Puhalo
  11. Puhl

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