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
BennettBEN-ətEnglish
Damla-Turkish
Katharinakah-tah-REE-nah (German, Swedish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Edmond['edmand]
Alter-Yiddish
CaspianKAS-pee-ən (English)Literature