1. used to express contempt, disgust, or dismissal
Usage: informal

Examples

• Phooey! I don’t believe a word of it.
• When he said he was too busy to help, she just said ‘Phooey!’
• Phooey on their silly rules!
• The weather forecast was wrong again. Phooey!
• He dismissed the criticism with a simple ‘Phooey.’