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Puh
Definition 2024
puh
puh
See also: puh.
English
Interjection
puh
- Alternative form of pugh
- 2010, John P. Anderson, Joyce's Finnegans Wake: The Curse of Kabbalah, Volume 4, page 82,
- He was sporting his inky Italian moustaches glistering with Vaseline and perfume. Puh! How uncommentable!
- 2010, John P. Anderson, Joyce's Finnegans Wake: The Curse of Kabbalah, Volume 4, page 82,
Danish
Etymology
An onomatopoeia: the sound of rapid exhalation.
Used to express emotion beyond compare to the point of which there are no words to describe the setting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puː/, [pʰuː]
Interjection
puh!
- pooh (expression of dismissal or contempt‚ used when encountering an unpleasant smell)
- phew (used to show relief, fatigue, surprise, or disgust)
Synonyms
- (show disgust): ad, bvadr, føj, puha, puh ha
- (show fatigue): puha, puh ha
- (show relief): puha, puh ha, pyh
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pûx/
Noun
pȕh m (Cyrillic spelling пу̏х)