Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pish
Interjection
  • Highlights include a costume parade (for kids and parents), a Purim story and boo Haman and songs.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Volunteer yourself to help with X, Y and Z accommodations if that lightens the family’s workload, without saying boo about the couple’s choices.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
Interjection
  • So, ah, sorry about all of that, literal generations of Murdochs.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Almost all of those women were also Jewish, which was also another factor, ah leading to their disappearance from history.
    Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Interjection
  • As usual, the Blue Moon employees are rowdy and ready to party; their festive spirits are doused with bah humbug reality when Maddie demands everyone work over the holiday.
    Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
  • As usual, the Blue Moon employees are rowdy and ready to party; their festive spirits are doused with bah humbug reality when Maddie demands everyone work over the holiday.
    Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Pish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pish. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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