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PShaw
PO Box 425430
Cambridge MA 02142-0009
USA
617-417-3116
Email: ccammett (at) pshaw (dot) net
Definition:
1 \PSHAW\, interjection [of imitative origin] 'shaw! [pronounced with a silent P as in psychedelic or pterodactyl]
i. an abrupt emphatic exclamation often interjected with precise comic timing as an expression of disbelief adding heft to the satirical bent of a punch line.
2 \pshaw\, verb
i. To expose contemptuous disapprobation, as by excitedly uttering `shaw! [ "...The ruckling old chapman used regularly to berate a clamorous pshaw whenever untidy references to daily newspaper funnies was touched upon. " ]
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