feh

See also: Fe/H and Feh

English

Etymology

Directly imported from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Yiddish פֿע (fe), meaning yuck.

Interjection

feh

1. An expression of disgust or contempt.
   • Linda Glaser, Bridge to America: Based on a True Story (2005) p. 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!

   • Sidney Weissman, East Side Stories: Tales of Jewish Life in the Lower East Side of New York in the 1930’s (2000) p. 100:

     "A gangster. Feh! Disgusting” she said roughly grabbing Marty by the arm. "We go across the street."

   • Barry B. Longyear, Enemy Mine (1980) p. 81:

     "Look at it, how its pale skin blotches — and that evil-smelling thatch on top. Feh! The smell!

Synonyms

• (contempt): pht, pooh, pshaw, pish, bah, poh; see Thesaurus:bah
• (disgust): bleah, eww, ick, pooh, uck; see also Thesaurus:yuck

Anagrams

• Hef, hef

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fex/, [feç]

Noun

feh n (Anglian)

1. Alternative form of feoh