fooey

Expression of disappointment

Fooey is a mild exclamation of disappointment, disgust, or dismissal: Fooey, I missed the bus again.

It sounds childish or deliberately old-fashioned, often used for comic effect or to express frustration without real profanity.

Sometimes spelled phooey.

dismissal

pshaw

Interjection expressing contempt

poppycock · bunk · fiddlesticks · bosh · humbug · tosh · malarkey · claptrap · drivel · codswallop

frustration

drat

Mild oath

  • darnRepair by weaving
  • ratsLong-tailed urban pests
  • shootDischarge or capture

bother · blast · curses · nuts · shucks · crud · heck · doggone · jeez · argh

Opposites
ACCEPTANCE vs. REJECTION

fooeyhooray

Exclamation of delight

yay · hurrah · woohoo · yes · bravo

PRAISE vs. DISMISSAL

fooeyhooray

Exclamation of delight

hurrah · yay · wonderful · excellent · bravo

Family

phooey

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G