feh
English
editEtymology 1
editDirectly imported from Yiddish פֿע (fe).
Interjection
editfeh
- An expression of disgust or contempt.
- 2005, Linda Glaser, Bridge to America: Based on a True Story, page 116:
- 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.
...
It smelled like rotten food, stinking bodies, and stale air. Feh!
- 2000, Sidney Weissman, East Side Stories: Tales of Jewish Life in the Lower East Side of New York in the 1930’s, page 100:
- "A gangster. Feh! Disgusting” she said roughly grabbing Marty by the arm. "We go across the street."
- 1980, Barry B. Longyear, Enemy Mine, page 81:
- "Look at it, how its pale skin blotches — and that evil-smelling thatch on top. Feh! The smell!
Synonyms
edit- (contempt): pht, pooh, pshaw, pish, bah, poh; see Thesaurus:bah
- (disgust): yuck, bleah, eww, ick, pooh, uck; see also Thesaurus:yuck
Etymology 2
editNoun
editfeh
- Alternative form of pe (“Semitic letter”)
Anagrams
editOld English
editPronunciation
editNoun
editfeh n (Anglian)
- Alternative form of feoh
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