pah

See also: PAH

English

pah

Used to express distaste, disgust or outrage.
- William Shakespeare
  Fie! fie! fie! pah! pah! Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination.
- Washington Irving, The Spectre Bridegroom
  She was rarely suffered out of their sight; never went beyond the domains of the castle, unless well attended, or, rather, well watched; had continual lectures read to her about strict decorum and implicit obedience; and, as to the men—pah! she was taught to hold them at such distance and distrust that, unless properly authorized, she would not have cast a glance upon the handsomest cavalier in the world—no, not if he were even dying at her feet.

pah (plural pahs)

Dated form of pa (Maori fort)
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From Proto-Albanian *pauja, from Proto-Indo-European *pouǐo. Compare Armenian հոգի (hogi, “breath”).

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For pronunciation and definitions of pah – see 百 (“hundred; numerous; countless; etc.”). (This character, pah, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 百.)

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