What does pfaugh mean?
Pfaugh means An expression of disgust, contempt, disdain, or dismissal..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · interjection
An expression of disgust, contempt, disdain, or dismissal..
Pfaugh! — the history of the day was done; but up-stairs, in my naked, noisy room, began a history of the night, which was much more frightful to me.
"They live in New York, and he had the effrontery to give me a dinner and ask all his collaborators to it, fat, paunchy men who smelled of money. Pfaugh!"
"But not so many as of us, eh? Why do you suppose that is? Because they bob up and down while they pray? Because every Friday they air their bedding out? Pfaugh."
Use pfaugh when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pfaugh means An expression of disgust, contempt, disdain, or dismissal..
Common synonyms include feh, pish, pshaw, pooh.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Pfaugh! — the history of the day was done; but up-stairs, in my naked, noisy room, began a history of the night, which was much more frightful to me.
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