faugh
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of faugh
First recorded in 1535–45
Example Sentences
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No slang, he insisted, was pah, which meant "bah, faugh, fudge."
From Time Magazine Archive
Fy or fie is the imperative, foe, the past tense, and foh or faugh, the past part. of the Saxon verb fian, to hate.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel
But some suppose this to have been a title of aversion, like our English "faugh" against any thing which stinks.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
A serving man to appear fuddled in the presence of Lady Etheridge! faugh!
From Olla Podrida by Marryat, Frederick
He stepped aside involuntarily: faugh, how the man coughed!
From The Son of His Mother by Viebig, Clara
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