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Interjection
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When Anderson Cooper and his co-host — Kathy Griffin or Andy Cooper — wrapped their hosting duties for the night, the spotlight would shift to Lemon, who usually held forth in a southern city and was less, ah, formal than his cable-news colleagues.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Two mid-century dykes in kerchiefs, driving freely through the city…ah, to be part of it all.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
25 Dec. 2025
Interjection
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Saturday had a chance to be a season-salvaging win, and then … bah.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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As usual, the Blue Moon employees are rowdy and ready to party; their festive spirits are doused with bah humbug reality when Maddie demands everyone work over the holiday.—
Erin Strecker,
IndieWire,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Pish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pish. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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