pshaw

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And if ever I find out I have--pshaw, I am talking like a sentimental schoolgirl.

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  1. interjection Used to indicate impatience, irritation, disapproval, or disbelief.

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Pshaw has been looked up 272 times, favorited twice, listed 15 times, and commented on once.

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  1. Also psha, pshah; a mere exclamation, of no definite formation, but suggesting pish and sho, accommodation to ah, aw.
  2. from pshaw, interj.
 

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/ʃɔ/
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