Dictionary

feh en · INTJ · etymology 1

Etymology

Directly imported from Yiddish פֿע (fe).

Meanings

1. An expression of disgust or contempt.
   • "Look at it, how its pale skin blotches — and that evil-smelling thatch on top. Feh! The smell! 1980, Barry B. Longyear, Enemy Mine, page 81:
   • "A gangster. Feh! Disgusting” she said roughly grabbing Marty by the arm. "We go across the street." 2000, Sidney Weissman, East Side Stories: Tales of Jewish Life in the Lower East Side of New York in the 1930’s, page 100:
   • Kvola made a face. "It’s worse than an outhouse." She covered her nose. "Uh!" "It is" "Feh!" We all agreed and covered our noses. But Ma wasn't interested in our complaints. ... It smelled like rotten food, stinking bodies, and stale air. Feh! 2005, Linda Glaser, Bridge to America: Based on a True Story, page 116:

Synonyms

yuck (disgust) · ick · pish · bleah · eww · pooh · pht (contempt) · bah · poh · uck · pshaw

feh en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of pe (“Semitic letter”).
   alt of pe