intj
phooey
FOO-ee
intj
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An exclamation showing disgust, dismissal, or disappointment.
""Phooey! I forgot my umbrella again.""
How to Use Phooey
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA word you say to show you're annoyed, unimpressed, or dismissing something.
When to use it
Old-fashioned and mildly comic; more common in older or humorous writing than everyday speech now.
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Etymology
Likely from Yiddish foy, itself from German pfui, blended with the English interjection "phoo."