Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Of poor quality; very bad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, colloquial, vulgar
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intj
Expressing disdain.
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noun
A sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh") made by birders and ornithologists to attract small birds.
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noun
Synonym of pish posh (“nonsense, poppycock”).
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verb
To try to attract birds by making a sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh").
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verb
To express contempt.
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History
Expressive; perhaps partly from Scots pish (“piss”).
