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Eish vs Pish - What's the difference?

eish | pish |

As interjections the difference between eish and pish

is that eish is phew; whew; expressing resignation while pish is an expression of disdain.

As a noun pish is

a sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh") made by birders and ornithologists to attract small birds.

As a verb pish is

to try to attract birds by making a sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh").

eish

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (South Africa) phew; whew; expressing resignation
  • * 2007 , Corinne Squire, HIV in South Africa: Talking About the Big Thing (page 132)
    • You become very happy and forget that eish , when you get home it is then that you remember that you have HIV, but when you are there you are free.
  • * FCS Integrated English for First Additional Language L3 (page 3)
    • Eish , I can't believe we're back at this.

    pish

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • An expression of disdain.

    • Noun

    (wikipedia pish) (es)
  • A sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh") made by birders and ornithologists to attract small birds.

    • Verb

    (es)
  • To try to attract birds by making a sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh").
  • To express contempt.
    • 1606 - act ii, scene 1
    Pish for thee, Iceland dog! thou prick-ear'd cur of Iceland!

    Usage notes

    * Most commonly found in the gerund or present participle pishing .

    References

    * * Dunne, Peter (2006). The Art of Pishing: How to Attract Birds by Mimicking Their Calls . ISBN 9780811732956. * Langham, G. M.; Contreras, T.A. & Sieving, K.E. (2006). Why pishing works: Titmouse (Paridae) scolds elicit a generalized response in bird communities]. Ecoscience 13 (4): 485–496. doi:10.2980/1195-6860(2006)13[485:WPWTPS2.0.CO;2

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