phooey

phoo·ey

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [foo-ee]
- /ˈfu i/
- /ˈfuːɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foo-ee]
- /ˈfu i/

Definitions of phooey word

interjection phooey nonsense 1
exclamation phooey an exclamation of scorn, contempt, disbelief, etc 0
interjection phooey used to express contempt, disgust, or mocking disagreement 0

See all 3 definitions of phooey

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Origin of phooey

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

1925-30, Americanism; perhaps < German pfui! expression of disgust, conflated with English phoo! with similar force

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Parts of speech for Phooey

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Phooey

phooey popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for phooey

noun phooey

ah — Ah is used in writing to represent a noise that people make in conversation, for example to acknowledge or draw attention to something, or to express surprise or disappointment.
ahem — In writing, ahem is used to show that someone is being ironic. Ahem is also used to show that someone wants to get another person's attention.
ala — a wing or flat winglike process or structure, such as a part of some bones and cartilages
bullshit — If you say that something is bullshit, you are saying that it is nonsense or completely untrue.
crap — If you describe something as crap, you think that it is wrong or of very poor quality.

All 21 Synonyms of phooey