pfui

Definition

an exclamation indicating disagreement or rejection of an argument; contempt

Etymology

From German pfui, also the source of phooey.

Example Sentences

• "'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!"