A word which expresses blame, dislike, disapprobation,
abhorrence, or contempt. See {Fie}.
hist, interj
- (dated) An utterance used to discreetly attract someone's attention.
- (dated) An injunction to be silent and/or to pay attention to what is being said or can be heard.
quotations
- 1827, James Fenimore Cooper, The Prairie, Chapter XI,
- "My worthy Nelly! I am greatly rejoiced to find it is no other than thee. Hist! child, hist! Should Ishmael gain a knowledge of our plans, he would not hesitate to cast us both from this rock, upon the plain beneath. Hist! Nelly, hist!"
- 1850, Edgar Allan Poe, Scenes from "Politian", 2009 [1902], Charles F. Richardson (editor), The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Volume 1: Poems, page 87,
- Hist! hist! thou canst not say / Thou hearest not now Baldazzar?,
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, Chapter 99,
- There’s a clue somewhere; wait a bit; hist—hark! By Jove, I have it!
- 1827, James Fenimore Cooper, The Prairie, Chapter XI,
Synonyms
- (utterance used to attract someone's attention): psst, hey, yo; see also Thesaurus:hey
- (injunction to be quiet): hush, shh, shush, whist
- (injunction to pay attention): hark
Thus ends the first post.
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