| 释义 |
pooey, int. and a. slang.|ˈpuːɪ|
[f. poo, var. of pooh int. (n.) + -ey -y1.]
A. int. An expression of violent distaste, revulsion, derision, or contempt: esp. used by (or in imitation of) children. Cf. pooh int., phooey int.B. adj. Of, contaminated by, or resembling excrement; nasty, unpleasant, distasteful.
1951W. Sansom Face of Innocence xv. 222 Ah-ha to you back. And pooey on you too. 1967Partridge Dict. Slang Suppl. 1303/2 Poohy,..pooey, lit. or fig., faecal; hence disgusting..since ca. 1935... Hence poohy! or pooey!, rubbish. Perhaps slightly influenced by U.S. phooey! 1982N.Y. Times 23 Sept. c17/1 A hungry crocodile, who opens wide, takes one taste of her and cries, ‘Yecht, pooey’. 1986Los Angeles Times 21 Sept. (Calendar section) 61/1 ‘Who cares if she looks wrong as long as she sounds right?’ ‘I'm afraid I care.’ ‘Pooey,’ said Leopold. 1988Sun (Brisbane) 12 Oct. (Comics section) 43 Do you know how to tell the difference between a raisin cookie and a chocolate chip cookie?..Pooey! |