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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(British, regional, archaic) Used in various imprecatory expressions: a pest, a pox..
Pize on 'em, they never think beforehand of any thing;—and if they commit Matrimony, 'tis as they commit Murder; out of a Frolick: And are ready to hang themſelves, or to be hang'd by the Law, the next Morning.— […]
Ah! a pize upon it! Dick, after all, was the man.
Dame, what makes your ducks to die? / What the pize ails 'em? What the pize ails 'em?
Use pize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pize means (British, regional, archaic) Used in various imprecatory expressions: a pest, a pox..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Pize on 'em, they never think beforehand of any thing;—and if they commit Matrimony, 'tis as they commit Murder; out of a Frolick: And are ready to hang themſelves, or to be hang'd by the Law, the next Morning.— […]
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