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pshaw

[ shaw ]

interjection

  1. (used to express impatience, contempt, disbelief, etc.)

noun

  1. an exclamation of “pshaw!”

verb (used without object)

  1. to say “pshaw.”

verb (used with object)

  1. to say “pshaw” at or to.

pshaw

/ ʃɔː /

interjection

  1. rare.
    an exclamation of disgust, impatience, disbelief, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pshaw1

First recorded in 1665–75

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