Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Used to express mild annoyance, surprise, or disgust.
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- interjection euphemistic An expression of
exasperation .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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i hope they change the music … cant stand opera. looking great though, but hopefully they dont pull a valve and delay again sheesh - _ -
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - The Super Smash Bros. Brawl Intro Movie 2008
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I mean sheesh, which is worse being scorned but respected (Bush) or being laughed at and taken as a joke (BO).
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The author, David Grann, is a New Yorker writer, which I suspect gives him great pull, but sheesh, that is the nonfiction big think bestseller crowd coming out in force.
Some books I am reading at the moment Tripp 2009
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You GET MORE AGRESSIVE in a downturn, sheesh, that is
The Mac Observer 2009
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They will have her wired and feed her any information she needs while she delivers a boilerplate beginning and then finishes with some relevant information from the feed. sheesh aka Puck Mule Palin (18: 52: 18):
WordPress.com News 2008
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And I would rather have something of Her Nothingness rather than nothing of Her Nothingness. sheesh aka Puck Mule Palin (18: 58: 48): reality check. you are forgetting that at least 45\% of the people in this country are not rational thinkers. they want to be fed their opinions. they want to be told
WordPress.com News 2008
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The Massachusetts Democrat noted that a meeting on Capitol Hill on Thursday will be interrupted for a "photo op" at the White House with congressional Democrats and Republicans as well as Bush. sheesh aka Puck Mule Palin (20: 39: 33):
WordPress.com News 2008
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And I would rather have something of Her Nothingness rather than nothing of Her Nothingness. sheesh aka Puck Mule Palin (18: 58: 48): reality check. you are forgetting that at least 45\% of the people in this country are not rational thinkers. they want to be fed their opinions. they want to be told
WordPress.com News 2008
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And that's even scarier. sheesh aka Puck Mule Palin (20: 08: 47):
WordPress.com News 2008
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And I would rather have something of Her Nothingness rather than nothing of Her Nothingness. sheesh aka Puck Mule Palin (18: 58: 48): reality check. you are forgetting that at least 45\% of the people in this country are not rational thinkers. they want to be fed their opinions. they want to be told
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