phooey
(an exclamation indicating rejection, contempt, or disgust): Phooey on all those political promises!
Origin of phooey
1- Also pfu·i .
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How to use phooey in a sentence
The mounted police advanced with drawn swords against the rioters; the air was filled with shouts and cries of Pfui!
What Germany Thinks | Thomas F. A. SmithShe shrugged her shoulders up to her ears and uttered a little sound like 'Pfui!'
The Fifth Queen Crowned | Ford Madox FordWhere theres life theres hope, he stamped his foot as he said it, but the lukewarm—pfui!
Incredible Adventures | Algernon BlackwoodHe sees the dead dog on the threshold; he says "Pfui" and tries to push it aside with his foot.
The Outrage | Annie VivantiHe has a wife, and she has a husband, and they each have a lot of children; so you see if it's true it really is very pfui.
Frulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther | Elizabeth von Arnim
British Dictionary definitions for phooey
/ (ˈfuːɪ) /
informal an exclamation of scorn, contempt, disbelief, etc
Origin of phooey
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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