Meaning & use
Fooey
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An informal exclamation expressing disgust, disbelief, or dismissal.
See it in a sentence
Fooey! I forgot to save my work before the computer crashed.
"You'll never finish in time." "Fooey to that, I'll manage."
A note on using this word
A mild, old-fashioned exclamation, often used humorously rather than seriously.
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