puh-leeze

puh-leeze

An exaggerated pronunciation and misspelling of "please," used to express exasperation, disdain, or incredulity. A: "She said that you're the one who's responsible for the error." B: "Oh, puh-leeze! If she hadn't screwed up, none of this would have happened!" Puh-leeze—that's the most ludicrous thing I've ever heard!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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!
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • Puh
  • Puh-leez!
  • leez
  • exsqueeze me
  • Who would have thought it?
  • sez who
  • Sez who?
  • sez me
  • Sez me!
  • O ye of little faith
References in periodicals archive
They may be preteens who like to polish their nails and listen to pop music (but puh-leeze, no Britney Spears, she is way uncool), but they're still kids who dash for the best swing when they see an opening.
After she performed a tongue-in-cheek impersonation ("Will you puh-leeze do something about that!"), a lively discussion ensued.
Puh-LEEZE! The people who predicted dark consequences from George W.
Puh-leeze. And don't get him started on Joyce Maynard.
It was he who was responsible for the notorious aside (well, I heard it) muttered into an accidentally open mike to Joseph Biden: "We have been heah, Joe, foah two full days talkin' about 'harass this' an' 'harass that.' Woulud you puh-leeze tell me when are we gonna talk aobut her tits?
My own response to this is: puh-leeze. Cameron is enough of a savvy operator to put in some of the appropriate body language, but macho action is at the heart of the film.
(Note to the publicist who sent us that claim: Puh-leeze!) A good idea, however, is to grow your business where businesses are growing.
When Paul McCartney took up with her, my first reaction was "Puh-leeze!".
Puh-leeze! They're a jug wine producer!" A decade later, those people are eating their words and washing them down with Gallo of Sonoma Chardonnay as the awards and accolades continue to pile up.
These include plank spanker (guitarist), puh-leeze (an expression of disbelief) and power nap (a rejuvenating snooze in the office during a busy working day).
OH, puh-leeze - it was barely credible when Dead Or Alive was billed as a martial arts game when, in fact, it is a thinly disguised excuse to see teenage babes fighting.
PUH-LEEZE - used facetiously to express astonishment, disbelief or indignation.