Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pish posh

/ˈpɪʃˈpɒʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: pish -posh
IPA: /ˈpɪʃˈpɒʃ/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Nonsense; tommyrot.

Slang

Example Sentences

"“Oh, pish posh,” Miss Beauregard didn't buy it. “Your home couldn't be that bad.”"
"“You don't believe in angels? Oh, pish-posh, Officer. How do you think we make it through the day without angels?”"

Etymology

Reduplication of pish.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

pishposh (alternative) pish and posh (alternative) pish-posh (alternative) pish tosh (alternative) pish and tosh (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce pish posh?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪʃˈpɒʃ/.
What does pish posh mean?: Nonsense; tommyrot.
Where does pish posh come from?: Reduplication of pish.

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