Polish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtfu/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: tfu

Interjection

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tfu!

  1. (colloquial) ptooey (the sound of spitting, usually indicating disgust)
    Synonyms: fe, pfu
  2. (colloquial) scratch that (used to tell the interlocutor to ignore the previous statement)
    Synonym: pfu
    Hypernym: wróć

Further reading

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  • tfu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tfu in Polish dictionaries at PWN