pfui
intjEtymology
From German pfui, also the source of phooey.
- borrowed from pfui
Definitions
an exclamation indicating disagreement or rejection of an argument
an exclamation indicating disagreement or rejection of an argument; contempt
- 'Pfui!' The captain spat. 'I've never met such a dumb sailor as you. So where do you think the old moon goes?'
- She liked Arschlochweh and adored Improvisation; but the Anatomiestunde and the bending and stretching she did not like. "Pfui!" she was disgusted, lifting her shoulders and spreading her hands like the Mandarin, "pfui! the old body!'
- He comes barging in here as if the place belonged to him. And intoxicated . . . pfui! . . . the disgusting pig!
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA