psst
intj/psː(t)/
Etymology
Imitative of the similar sounds people use to call animals, such as cats.
Definitions
Used to call animals.
Used to request silence.
Used to imply that the speaker is sending secret or whispered information to another…
Used to imply 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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Imitating a spray.
To say psst, to get someone's attention or to communicate with them.
- and I was just rounding the fourth-floor landing when Claudia pssted at me
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for psst. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA