Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Black magic; sorcery.
- noun An evil spell; an incantation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Witchcraft; incantation; charm.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
magic ,witchcraft ; aspell , especially one designed to cause or cure illnesses to man or beast, or to increase or decrease the quantities of farm products such as butter or milk.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I reached for it and rubbed it—even though I knew the talk of fairies was a lot of pishogue.
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
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I reached for it and rubbed it—even though I knew the talk of fairies was a lot of pishogue.
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
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I reached for it and rubbed it—even though I knew the talk of fairies was a lot of pishogue.
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
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“All that rigmarole Henrietta McCrumb told you about the horse is nothing but pishogue,” I said.
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
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“All that rigmarole Henrietta McCrumb told you about the horse is nothing but pishogue,” I said.
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
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“All that rigmarole Henrietta McCrumb told you about the horse is nothing but pishogue,” I said.
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
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“Dad would say it was all pishogue, so don’t tell him, Mom.”
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
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“Even though it’s pishogue, it won’t hurt to be cautious,” I agreed.
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
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“Dad would say it was all pishogue, so don’t tell him, Mom.”
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
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“Even though it’s pishogue, it won’t hurt to be cautious,” I agreed.
Secret of the Night Ponies JOAN HIATT HARLOW 2009
sionnach commented on the word pishogue
I know this word as a superstition, though Wiktionary defines it as witchcraft or a magic spell.
December 10, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word pishogue
"pishogue, usually plural, also pisherogue, fizoge, etc. Ir. Joyce 302; piseog 'witchcraft, sorcery, superstitious acts.' Incredible story, foolish talk; complaint.
1968 Dillon 138 Fishogues, pisharogues—superstitions about ghosts, fairies, etc.; matters a person complains about. 'Them are only some of your old fishogues.'"
—Dictionary of Newfoundland English
January 27, 2009
madmouth commented on the word pishogue
var. pishoge
July 16, 2009
qms commented on the word pishogue
The old gent’s a bit of a rogue
And knows that the occult’s in vogue,
So ply him with toasts
And he’ll talk of ghosts,
Or fairies and such rich pishogue.
As in all of the supplied usage examples, and contrary to the formal definitions, the word is used dismissively to mean superstitious nonsense.
March 12, 2018
madmouth commented on the word pishogue
The latent thought arises - is that what pish is short for? Capital!
March 13, 2018