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Phooey

Parf of speech: Exclamation, OED Year: 1919, OED Evaluation: Originally U.S.

Expressing rejection, cursory dismissal (of a proposition, idea, etc.), disagreement, or disapproval.

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So naturally that 's what you prefer. And um, so that 's when- Mr. and Mrs.-Price were pretty good stuff to take in a nineteen-year-old. But, but some dentist told her that, "You 're crazy to take in someone that age." So, so phooey to him. That 's all he needed to say to me, make me a good person.
Expressing rejection