"foh" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Compare faugh.
  1. (obsolete) An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: eww, ick, pooh, uck, pfaugh, pish, pshaw Synonyms (exclamation of abhorrence): bleah Synonyms (exclamation of contempt): feh
    Sense id: en-foh-en-intj-1~PA3NAR Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 33 28 24 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Numeral

Head templates: {{head|en|numeral}} foh
  1. (dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of four Tags: alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: four
    Sense id: en-foh-en-num-3zOdZ-Z5 Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 24 33 29 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 33 28 24 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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