Puh-leez!



Puh-leez!

(pəə ˈliiiz)
exclam. Please!; That is enough! You can’t expect me to accept that! (A long, drawn-out way of saying Please! The tone of voice shows exasperation and disgust. The spelling is highly variable.) I am the one who’s at fault? Puuuleeeze!

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Si-Wooshee-ooKorean
Liboria-Italian
Sankar-Indian, Malayalam, Bengali
ÉTaÍNAY-teenIrish Mythology
TinoTEE-noItalian
MÁRiaMAH-ree-aw (Hungarian)Hungarian, Slovak