pugh
See also: Pugh
English
editInterjection
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- (archaic) Alternative form of pooh: an expression of contempt, disgust, etc.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:
- "Pugh!" says Sophia. "There! no, no: what should he do there? He is gone before this time, to be sure. Besides, why—what—why should you go to see? besides, I want you for something else. Go, fetch me my hat and gloves. I shall walk with my aunt in the grove before dinner."
Synonyms
editCornish
editNoun
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- Hard mutation of bugh.