verb
- past tense of pish; to express contempt, disbelief, or dismissal by making a sharp hissing sound or saying 'pish'
Usage: informal; often used to show annoyance or skepticism
Examples
- She pished at the suggestion that she was too old to run a marathon.
- He pished dismissively when told the rumor about his rival.
- The critic pished the new film as derivative and uninspired.
- When I mentioned the superstition, my grandmother pished and rolled her eyes.
- They pished away his concerns as mere paranoia.