pfuj

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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An onomatopoeia.[1]

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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pfuj

  1. yuck, ew, phew (uttered to indicate disgust)
    Synonym: fuj

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ pfuj in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • pfuj in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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