Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
pooh .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- interjection The same as
pugh .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection Alternative form of
pugh .
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Examples
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Tells me the puh was the easy part compared to the contractions.
Planet Atheism 2009
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It seems she is with child, and the King says he did not get it: with that she made a slighting "puh" with her mouth, and went out of the house, and never come in again till the King went to Sir Daniel Harvy's to pray her; and so she is come to-day, when one would think his mind should be full of some other cares, having but this morning broken up such a Parliament, with so much discontent, and so many wants upon him, and but yesterday heard such a sermon against adultery.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 55: July 1667 Samuel Pepys 1668
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It seems she is with child, and the King says he did not get it: with that she made a slighting "puh" with her mouth, and went out of the house, and never come in again till the King went to Sir Daniel Harvy's to pray her; and so she is come to-day, when one would think his mind should be full of some other cares, having but this morning broken up such a Parliament, with so much discontent, and so many wants upon him, and but yesterday heard such a sermon against adultery.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys, July 1667 Pepys, Samuel 1667
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"puh" with her mouth, and went out of the house, and never come in again till the King went to Sir Daniel Harvy's to pray her; and so she is come to-day, when one would think his mind should be full of some other cares, having but this morning broken up such a Parliament, with so much discontent, and so many wants upon him, and but yesterday heard such
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1667 N.S. Samuel Pepys 1668
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"puh" with her mouth, and went out of the house, and never come in again till the King went to Sir Daniel Harvy's to pray her; and so she is come to-day, when one would think his mind should be full of some other cares, having but this morning broken up such a Parliament, with so much discontent, and so many wants upon him, and but yesterday heard such
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete Samuel Pepys 1668
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I have puh-lenty of material and prompts and ideas to get me through months and months of blog posts!
2009 September « 2009
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No, then you get to wait for your editor to send you a revision letter, because even though they loved the book enough to offer you money for it, they have puh-lenty of “suggestions” for ways it can be made better.
Waiting games « 2009
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No, then you get to wait for your editor to send you a revision letter, because even though they loved the book enough to offer you money for it, they have puh-lenty of “suggestions” for ways it can be made better.
2009 March « 2009
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If you guys want to be quixotic, feel free — but puh-leeze, do the math.
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Dick, puh-leeze ..... go back under that rock and leave us alone.
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