P U

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pu"

English

Alternative forms

• P.U., P. U., PU
• peeyoo
• pee-ew
• pee-yew, peeyew

Etymology

Possibly from Spanish fu, an interjection indicating disgust, or from French puer (“to stink”)

Interjection

P U

1. (euphemistic) An interjection in response to smelling an unpleasant scent; an exaggerated pronunciation of pew.

   What is that awful smell? P U!

Translations

response to an unpleasant scent

• Polish: fu (pl), fuj (pl), fe (pl)
• Russian: фу! (fu)

Anagrams

• U.P., UP, up, up-