psst
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psst
- /psː(t)/
Where it comes from
Imitative of the similar sounds people use to call animals, such as cats.
interjection pst · pssst
- Used to call animals.
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Used to request silence.
Similar: shh
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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.
Similar: hist, ahem, ahoy, cooee, hey, heyo, hoi, oi, oi oi, yo, yoohoo
- Imitating a spray.
verb pssts · pssting · pssted · pst · pssst
- 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
Translations
Talk about this word "psst." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/psst. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. psst. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/psst "psst." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/psst.Cite this
@misc{psst_2026,
title = {psst},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/psst},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
