Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pfui

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pfui
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

an exclamation indicating disagreement or rejection of an argument; contempt

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!"

Etymology

From German pfui, also the source of phooey.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: pfui

Inflected Forms

phooey (alternative)

Synonyms

feh pfaugh bah blech bleck faugh faw foh fough gaw harumph pah

Questions

What does pfui mean?: an exclamation indicating disagreement or rejection of an argument; contempt
Where does pfui come from?: It is traced to German.

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