"feh" meaning in English

See feh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: Directly imported from Yiddish פֿע (fe). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|פֿע}} Yiddish פֿע (fe) Head templates: {{en-interj}} feh
  1. An expression of disgust or contempt.
    Sense id: en-feh-en-intj-Jw~nkcwF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Synonyms: pooh, pshaw, pish, bah, poh, bleah, eww, ick, uck, yuck Synonyms (contempt): pht Synonyms (disgust): yuck
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} feh
  1. Alternative form of pe (“Semitic letter”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pe (extra: Semitic letter)
    Sense id: en-feh-en-noun-LHb9kVzx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "ref": "2005, Linda Glaser, Bridge to America: Based on a True Story, page 116:",
          "text": "Kvola made a face. \"It’s worse than an outhouse.\" She covered her nose. \"Uh!\" \"It is\" \"Feh!\" We all agreed and covered our noses. But Ma wasn't interested in our complaints.\n...\nIt smelled like rotten food, stinking bodies, and stale air. Feh!",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2000, Sidney Weissman, East Side Stories: Tales of Jewish Life in the Lower East Side of New York in the 1930’s, page 100:",
          "text": "\"A gangster. Feh! Disgusting” she said roughly grabbing Marty by the arm. \"We go across the street.\"",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1980, Barry B. Longyear, Enemy Mine, page 81:",
          "text": "\"Look at it, how its pale skin blotches — and that evil-smelling thatch on top. Feh! The smell!",
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          "word": "pooh"
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        },
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          "word": "uck"
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          "sense": "disgust",
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          "ref": "2000, Sidney Weissman, East Side Stories: Tales of Jewish Life in the Lower East Side of New York in the 1930’s, page 100:",
          "text": "\"A gangster. Feh! Disgusting” she said roughly grabbing Marty by the arm. \"We go across the street.\"",
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      "word": "pooh"
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    },
    {
      "word": "pish"
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    {
      "word": "bah"
    },
    {
      "word": "poh"
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    {
      "sense": "disgust",
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      "word": "bleah"
    },
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      "word": "eww"
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      "word": "uck"
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