Pshaw \Pshaw\, v. i. To express disgust or contemptuous disapprobation, as by the exclamation `` Pshaw!'' The goodman used regularly to frown and pshaw wherever this topic was touched upon. --Sir W. Scott. Pshaw \Pshaw\, interj. [Of imitative origin.] Pish! pooch! -- an exclamation used as an expression of contempt, disdain, dislike, etc. [Written also {psha}.]