Phish vs Pish - What's the difference?
phish | pish |
A sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh") made by birders and ornithologists to attract small birds.
To try to attract birds by making a sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh").
To express contempt.
As verbs the difference between phish and pish
is that phish is to engage in phishing while pish is to try to attract birds by making a sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh").As nouns the difference between phish and pish
is that phish is an instance of a phishing attack while pish is a sibilant noise (e.g. "psshh") made by birders and ornithologists to attract small birds.As an interjection pish is
an expression of disdain.pish
English
Noun
(wikipedia pish) (es)Verb
(es)- 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