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Old Thu Dec 14, 2000, 03:07am
Warren Willson Warren Willson is offline
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"Pish tosh"

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Originally posted by duckump
No I did not forget anything just trying to make my own point of view. Now tell the rest of us yanks what is pish tosh
Hmmmm... did it again, didn't I? Slipped in another expression you guys don't normally use. This time, however, it is NOT exclusively Australian slang .. (grin)

pish int. expr. contempt, impatience or disgust [imit]

tosh n. (sl.) rubbish, nonsense. [19th c. of unkn. orig.]

Both definitions courtesy of my trusty Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary 7th Ed.

The loose translation in context is "stuff and nonsense", but don't forget the contemptuous sound of "pish" accompanying! (BIG grin)

Cheers,

Warren Willson
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