Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used to capture someone's attention inconspicuously.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection Implies that the speaker is sending
secret orwhispered information to another person.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Pointing at Ryan's shirt, I heard a "psst" in my mind.
Break No Bones Reichs, Kathy 2006
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At the next "psst" he walked up, held his camera to the opening in the door and popped off his flash.
All we need is Blog? Ed 2003
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Upon passing each door a woman would give you a soft "psst" followed by an offer not unlike the prostitute's offer in "Full Metal Jacket."
All we need is Blog? Ed 2003
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At the next "psst" he walked up, held his camera to the opening in the door and popped off his flash.
Archive 2003-10-01 Ed 2003
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Upon passing each door a woman would give you a soft "psst" followed by an offer not unlike the prostitute's offer in "Full Metal Jacket."
Archive 2003-10-01 Ed 2003
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Q: There was a video of deniable ops - Where we thought we heard a "psst" which seemed to lure the guard ..
Voodoo Extreme 2010
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I can get them not getting legally invloved but not even a little email saying "psst -" to the old owner?!
ehMac.ca cowboyhat 2010
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Yeah, well, we know that intoxication brings down inhibitions and people tend to express deeply-held opinions they'd ordinarily keep hidden out of awareness that it isn't "psst" PC to say aloud.
Life in Israel 2010
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I am not going to respond further to your undignified arguments which tend to start with “LOL,” “psst,” or “yanno”.
Matthew Yglesias » Longstanding Problems Are Still Problematic 2010
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I am not going to respond further to your undignified arguments which tend to start with “LOL,” “psst,” or “yanno”.
Matthew Yglesias » Longstanding Problems Are Still Problematic 2010
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