hist

[st, sst; spelling pronunciation hist] /st, sst; spelling pronunciation hɪst/
interjection
1.
(a sibilant exclamation used to attract attention).
Origin
1595-1605; representing in writing the sound sequence st

hist-

1.
variant of histo- before a vowel:
histidine.

hist.

1.
histology.
2.
historian.
3.
historical.
4.
history.
British Dictionary definitions for hist

hist

/hɪst/
interjection
1.
an exclamation used to attract attention or as a warning to be silent
Word Origin and History for hist

exclamation commanding silence, attested from 1610s; probably so chosen because the sound is both easy to hear and suddenly silent.

hist in Medicine

hist- pref.
Variant of histo-.

Slang definitions & phrases for hist

hist

adjective

history: Hist! Goodbye!


Related Abbreviations for hist

hist.

  1. historian
  2. historical
  3. history