English

Interjection

pah!

1. 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.

Synonyms

• See Wikisaurus:yuck

Etymology 2

Noun

pah ‎(plural pahs)

1. Dated form of pa (Maori fort)

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Anagrams

• hap

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *pauja, from Proto-Indo-European *pouǐo. Compare Armenian հոգի ‎(hogi, “breath”).

Noun

pah m

1. scab, dust

Related terms

• pluhur

Cahuilla

Numeral

páh

1. three

Pohnpeian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pat, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *pat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əpat, from Proto-Austronesian *Səpat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɐː/
• Rhymes: -ɐː

Numeral

pah

1. (cardinal) four

Uab Meto

Noun

pah

1. country