pish posh

/ˈpɪʃˈpɒʃ/

interjection

Nonsense; tommyrot.

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Meanings

interjection

alternative pishposh · alternative pish and posh · alternative pish-posh · alternative pish tosh · alternative pish and tosh

  1. slangNonsense; tommyrot.

    “Oh, pish posh,” Miss Beauregard didn't buy it. “Your home couldn't be that bad.”

    2004, Greg Johnson, The Loony Bin Blues: The Next Generation Flies Over the Cuckoo's Nest, page 264
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    “You don't believe in angels? Oh, pish-posh, Officer. How do you think we make it through the day without angels?”

    2007, Julie Failla Earhart, Home Sweet Home & Other Dangerous Places, page 48

Synonyms & antonyms

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pish

Origin

Reduplication of pish.

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APA

pish posh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pish%20posh

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“pish posh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pish%20posh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pish posh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pish%20posh.

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