What is pshaw! pish! nonsense! -- an expression of scorn, dislike, or contempt called?
pooh — Pshaw! pish! nonsense! -- an expression of scorn, dislike, or contempt. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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