"fooey" meaning in English

See fooey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} fooey
  1. Alternative spelling of phooey Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: phooey
    Sense id: en-fooey-en-intj-IFTJF~7H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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