pished

pish

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [psh; spelling pronunciation pish]
- /pʃ; spelling pronunciation pɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [psh; spelling pronunciation pish]
- /pʃ; spelling pronunciation pɪʃ/

Definitions of pished word

noun pished an exclamation of “pish!”. 1
verb without object pished to say “pish.”. 1
verb with object pished to say “pish” at or to. 1

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Origin of pished

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95; imitative

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pished

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pished

pished popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

pished usage trend in Literature

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