Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To say psst, to get someone's attention or to communicate with them.
intj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryUsed to call animals. · Used to request silence. · Used to imply that the speaker is sending secret or whispered information to another person. · Imitating a spray.
Imitative of the similar sounds people use to call animals, such as cats.
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