phooey

[ foo-ee ]
/ ˈfu i /

interjection Informal.

(an exclamation indicating rejection, contempt, or disgust): Phooey on all those political promises!

Origin of phooey

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

British Dictionary definitions for phooey

phooey
/ (ˈfuːɪ) /

interjection

informal an exclamation of scorn, contempt, disbelief, etc

Word Origin for phooey

C20: probably variant of phew