tush

C2 Topic:Register & Style

US /tʌʃ/ UK /tʌʃ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like touch /tʃ/ vs /ʃ/ Sounds like tosh /ʌ/ vs /ɑ/

Freq #25522

Meanings

1

intj
an exclamation expressing impatience, dismissal, or disbelief

Tush! That excuse will convince nobody.

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Synonyms

1 intj · an exclamation expressing... pshaw nonsense

Etymology

The interjection is an imitative exclamation recorded in English since the Middle English period; it is distinct from tush meaning a tusk or the buttocks.

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