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In Leipzig, one member of the “Elvis Presley Hound Dogs” shouted “Long live Walter Ulbricht and the Eastern Zone [East Germany],” to which the rest of the marchers answered “Pfui, Pfui, Pfui” [the German equivalent of booing] and chanted “Long live Elvis Presley!”
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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Pfui, they missed a clear chance to quote even more impressive statistics:
The Volokh Conspiracy » How Statistics Get Distorted — An Example 2009
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Pfui, as a certain cerebral detective used to comment.
Archive 2008-04-01 Ed Gorman 2008
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Pfui, as a certain cerebral detective used to comment.
Ruth Jordan; Thomas Cook Ed Gorman 2008
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"Pfui!" he answered, not taking his eyes off the game.
Tales of Ten Worlds Clarke, Arthur C. 1950
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Pfui, 'tis not hair, but sopped and rotting moss --
The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays Eugene O'Neill 1920
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As we left the outskirts of the crowd, a man of respectable appearance jumped on the running board of the automobile, spit at me, saying “Pfui,” and struck Harvey in the face with his hat.
My Four Years in Germany Gerard, James W 1917
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She shrugged her shoulders up to her ears and uttered a little sound like '_Pfui!
The Fifth Queen Crowned Ford Madox Ford 1906
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Pfui dich nun, du sakrilegischer, der ausgelaufenen Moenche und Nonnen, der abfaelligen Pfaffen und aller Abtruennigen Hurenwirt!
Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church 1894
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… Thus she played with the boys in the courtyard of the synagogue, gathering stones with them and playing against them while blocking out the sound of the hurtful comments, like: ‘Pfui, it’s not right for a girl to run wild like a ‘boy.’”
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