"pfui" meaning in English

See pfui in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: From German pfui, also the source of phooey. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|pfui}} German pfui, {{m|en|phooey}} phooey Head templates: {{en-interj}} pfui
  1. an exclamation indicating disagreement or rejection of an argument; contempt Synonyms: feh, pfaugh, bah, phooey
    Sense id: en-pfui-en-intj-AsgRRI~6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1981, Charles H. Kahn, The Art and Thought of Heraclitus",
          "text": "'Pfui!' The captain spat. 'I've never met such a dumb sailor as you. So where do you think the old moon goes?'",
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          "ref": "1993, Samuel Beckett, Eoin O'Brien, Edith Fournier, Dream of Fair to Middling Women, page 14",
          "text": "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!'",
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          "ref": "2008, Christopher Isherwood, The Berlin Stories, page 175",
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