psst
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Imitative. First attested in the 1920s. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]psst (with more 's' as needed)
- (onomatopoeia) Implies that the speaker is sending secret or whispered information to another person.
- Psst, John, don’t tell anyone, but I’ve got lots of candy stashed away.
Synonyms
[edit]- hist; see also Thesaurus:hey
Translations
[edit]implying secrecy
Verb
[edit]psst (third-person singular simple present pssts, present participle pssting, simple past and past participle pssted)
- (informal) To say psst, to get someone's attention or to communicate with them.
- 2015, Dale Peck, The Garden of Lost and Found[1]:
- and I was just rounding the fourth-floor landing when Claudia pssted at me
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