Definition of "phooey" [phooey]

• Used to express disgust, disbelief, or contempt. (interjection)

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• "By the way, the index in The Complete Peanuts does list all occurrences of the word "phooey" and its variant, "fooey"."
• "I only bring it up because I keep coming across panels in comic books and comic strips that use the word "phooey" that I can't help but think "wow, that would have been good to use on a band flyer.""
• "On the other hand, oh phooey … middle eastern politics drive us all mad …. kactuz"