Definitions for pishes

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Spelling: [psh; spelling pronunciation pish]
IPA: /pʃ; spelling pronunciation pɪʃ/

Pishes is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 79 anagrams from letters in pishes (ehipss).

Definitions for pishes

noun

  1. an exclamation of “pish!”.

interjection

  1. (used as an exclamation of mild contempt or impatience.)

verb (used with object)

  1. to say “pish” at or to.

verb (used without object)

  1. to say “pish.”.

Origin of pishes

First recorded in 1585-95; imitative

Examples for pishes

He caught it up, removed the stopper, then put it down with an impatient “pish!”

The widow read the letter, and tossed it into the grate with a pish!

pish and pshaw are the Anglo-Saxon paec, paeca; and are equivalent to trumpery!

The trapper Rube, who up to this time had said nothing, now drew the attention of all by abruptly exclaiming, “pish!”

Adam looks at a few of the articles, but throws them carelessly aside with whatever exclamation may correspond to "pish!"

Presently the Duke threw him a hasty phrase, a sort of pish, man!

And Napoleon withdrew his hand from the hand of Loyalty, saying, "pish!"

I tell you he's alive and well, only he's lost your money and pish's and mine and his own.

The result was that Brace tore up the letter with an impatient “pish!”

"pish for the School Board," cried the voice that was wont to be so calm.

Word Value for pishes
Scrable

9

Words with friends

9

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