as in oh
how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable
pshaw! anyone else could have done that job in half the time that it took her
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pshaw
Interjection
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And, oh my God, the actors in that scene were so lovely and sweet and felt so bad.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
9 Mar. 2025 -
And while a preshow video displayed a parade of hairstyles that have come and gone — oh, the mullet era! — the big white cowboy hat remains.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
Interjection
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Well, gee, does Florida have to lead the United States in ridiculous?—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Nov. 2024
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With this approach, some jokes land firmly, some flop, some coast on everything else being funny and some start to annoy you because, gee, isn’t anybody ever taking anything seriously?—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Aug. 2024
Interjection
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Oh hey coach Andy Reid is in the building pic.twitter.com/gJ4KYXyqIV — TorresOnBYU (@TorresOnBYU) March 13, 2025 Reid wore a blue jacket instead of a red one.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
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Customers may over-order, but hey: leftovers are a delight.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
Interjection
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Su trabajo ha sido reconocido con premios de Florida Society of News Editors y Society for Profesional Journalists.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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Maybe bring in a psychologist to analyze the answers ha.—
Max Bultman,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Pshaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pshaw. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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