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I have no idea whence it comes, but I have heard and used it, exactly as you (or your Gran) spell it.
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The suggestion, nay, even the hint that she might have "mis-picked" a word would certainly lead to punishment too horrible to contemplate.
Well, my gran would have laughed and agreed that it was possible. Her eldest daughter, however, would probably have reacted pretty much the way your gran seemed to favour. I hope your gran was brighter than my aunt, is all!
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I'm just joining the pishposh gang. It's the word I've heard used many times and I use it myself. Never heard pishtosh till reading this thread this morning, but it lacks the alliterative appeal of pishposh--no slight against your grandmother, of course, Father Steve,  . Mother Theresa
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My Grandmother sides with your Grandmother! Thank you for reminding me of this great word. Very useful. And since it is so old fashioned it will stun the youngsters - at least into a few seconds of silence and attention!
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Pishtosh is what I vaguely remember hearing somewhere,I know not where. The movies, perhaps? Or maybe The Three Stooges?
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I seem to recall that the character of Madame Arcati in Noel Coward's comedy Blithe Spirit favored this phrase...but I'm not sure if it was the p or t
version. I tried searching for some of her dialogue with no avail.
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enthusiast
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Well, my grandmother pronounced it pishtush, which, incidentally, is the name of a character in The Mikado.
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let's see what gramma google has to say:
pishposh <> 1200
pish posh <> 6180
pish-posh <> 6860
pishtosh <> 59
pish tosh <> 1150
pish-tosh <> 765
some of these overlap, but it's clearly better than 7 to 1 (not quite an order of magnitude, but).
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gramma google 
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Yeahbut® is pishposh/tosh related to poppycock?
"Oh, pishposh!"
"Oh, poppycock!"
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