The story
- German · derived frompfui
- Yiddish · borrowed fromפֿוי
- English todayphooey
Probably from Yiddish פֿוי (foy), from German pfui, influenced by phoo.
Words from the same roots
Germanpfui all →
pfui
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
phooey
Today it means: An expression of disgust, rejection, or disappointment. Full definition →
Yiddish פֿוי ← German pfui