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单词 phooey
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phooey

[ foo-ee ]
/ ˈfu i /
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interjection Informal.

(an exclamation indicating rejection, contempt, or disgust): Phooey on all those political promises!
Also pfu·i .

Origin of phooey

An Americanism first recorded in 1925–30; perhaps from German pfui! expression of disgust, conflated with English phoo! with similar force

Words nearby phooey

phonotypy, phony, phony-baloney, phony disease, phony war, phooey, phorate, phorbol, Phorcys, -phore, -phoresis
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British Dictionary definitions for phooey

phooey
/ (ˈfuːɪ) /

interjection

informal an exclamation of scorn, contempt, disbelief, etc

Word Origin for phooey

C20: probably variant of phew
Collins 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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