faugh

[ pf; spelling pronunciation faw ]

/ pf; spelling pronunciation fɔ /

interjection

(used to express contempt or disgust.)

Nearby words

faucet, fauchard, faucial, faucial tonsil, faucitis, faugh, fauld, faulkner, faulkner, william, faulknerian, fault

Origin of faugh

First recorded in 1535–45

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Examples from the Web for faugh

After this exhibition of foresight on the part of the jeweller, there was no more fight in Algernon beyond a strenuous "Faugh!"
Rhoda Fleming, Complete|George Meredith
I shall suffer, to yield so pretty and pure a gem to the coronet of—Faugh!
Paul Clifford, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Faugh, theres an ugly name, my girl, for such mothers as yours!
The 'Mind the Paint' Girl|Arthur Pinero
In brief, he is afraid of responsibilities which unfortunately I cannot shoulder in the better world to come—faugh, faugh, faugh!
Atlantis|Gerhart Hauptmann

The first thing is to rig up a bit of an awning here astern, to shelter the captain and—faugh!
Sail Ho!|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for faugh

faugh

/ (fɔː) /

interjection

an exclamation of disgust, scorn, etc

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