Definitions
Wiktionary
- interj. an exclamation indicating disagreement or rejection of an argument; contempt
Examples
“Granted the vast majority would rather boil in oil along with the fried fish rather than ever vote Republican (pfui!) it was still unsettling, to put it mildly, to see them categorically dismiss the evidence suggesting that President Obama would not ...”
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
“Granted the vast majority would rather boil in oil along with the fried fish rather than ever vote Republican (pfui!) it was still unsettling, to put it mildly, to see them categorically dismiss the evidence suggesting that President Obama would not be good for Israel and the Jewish people.”
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
“The notes to this tell me no no no carnation, pfui but your review whispers yes yes yes.”
“I was almost interested in seeing it again Thursday, but I came home too late and the one person I might have called was almost certainly busy, so pfui.”
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“At this age also the power of making propositions advanced considerably, as was shown, for instance, by the following sentence on seeing milk spilt upon the floor: "Mime atta teppa papa oï," which was equivalent to "Milch fort (auf den) Teppich, Papa (sagte) pfui!”
“Instead of "Jawohl," the child almost invariably says _wolja_; for "Licht" _list_ and _lists_; for "Wasser," _watja_ still as before; for "pfui" he repeats, when he has been awkward, _ [= u] i_, and often adds a _pott_ or _putt_ in place of”
“Although, knowing their treasonous lefty defeatist ways, I am sure they will welcome the landing Hezbollah with flower garlands and Joan Baez songs ... pfui ...”
“_pfui_! only so far as you will aid the realization of his ambition.”
“And as a Hoosier don’t get me started on William Henry Harrison — pfui!”
“How many times must it be repeated to you, that you must not jump out on the street during the day, and also -- pfui!”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pfui’.
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All in a huff
ptui, pfui, shit, crap, dang, damn, shoot, phooey, balls, what the hell?, nertz
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Professional Scrabble Lexicon (TWL)
A myriad of game-changing words every Scrabble addict must have in his arsenal.
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D'oh!
L I L B...Interjections!
zounds, egad, holy mackeral, yikes, gack, dingbustercaindec..., eek, shazam, gadzooks, blimey, odsbodkins, arrrrrrrgh and 73 more...
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blastosissy's Words
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oroboros First saw this in the Rex Stout Nero Wolfe mysteries. It's dectective Wolfe's apparently preferred form of expressing disapproval and dismissal, i.e., "bullpuckey!" Feb 2, 2007