puh-lease

English

Alternative forms

• puhlease

Etymology

Exaggerated form of please.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

puh-lease

1. (sarcastic) An expression of annoyance or impatience.
   • 1997, Don Roos, The Opposite of Sex, spoken by Lucia (Lisa Kudrow):

     Puh-lease! I went to a bar mitzvah once. That doesn't make me Jewish.

Translations

expression of annoyance

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拜託 / 拜托 (zh) (bàituō)

• Finnish: hei hyvää päivää
• Japanese: どうか (ja) (dōka), 頼むから (tanomukara), もうマジでさ (mō majide sa)
• Portuguese: pelo amor de Deus (pt)