verb
- expressed dismissal or contempt by saying ‘pshaw’
Usage: past tense of ‘pshaw’; informal
Examples
- She pshawed at his ridiculous suggestion.
- The old man pshawed when told he was too old to drive.
- He pshawed dismissively and walked away.
- The teacher pshawed at the student’s excuse.
- My grandmother pshawed at modern technology.
- The critic pshawed at the amateur performance.