pish posh
Trifling, I say
Pish posh is a dismissive exclamation used to wave away something as nonsense, unimportant, or unworthy of serious consideration.
It suggests refined impatience, often with a slightly theatrical or old-fashioned flavor.
Pish posh, I don't believe a word of it.
The phrase can also function as a noun meaning nonsense or rubbish: That's a load of pish posh.
- bunkumInsincere or foolish talk
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing
- codswallopBritish term for nonsense
- stuff and nonsenseEmphatic dismissal of nonsense
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
flapdoodle · malarkey · fiddlesticks · nincompoopery · jiggery-pokery · twaddle · tommyrot · flimflam · hogwash · horse feathers · humbug · poppycock · claptrap · moonshine · tomfoolery · dismissal · shenanigans · rubbish
pish poshabsolutely
Completely, without exception
exactly · indeed · quite right · precisely · I agree
pish poshmakes sense
Is coherent and logical
convincing · compelling · undeniable · gospel truth · beyond doubt
pish poshyou don't say
Sarcastic acknowledgment of obviousness
really · tell me more · extraordinary · amazing · incredible