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English
Etymology
Imitative. First attested in the 1920s.
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Pronunciation
Interjection
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.
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Verb
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:and I was just rounding the fourth-floor landing when Claudia pssted at me
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Finnish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpsːt/,
- Syllabification(key): psst
Interjection
psst
- psst