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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phooey
ugh
Interjection
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But Steve Bannon is going like, ugh, Jihadi, Marxist Bolshevik.—
Zoë Schiffer,
Wired News,
17 Nov. 2025 -
The first date of the week is a group date for Nicolle, Geri, Robin, Amy, Monica B., Cindy, Terri, Cheryl, Carol … ugh this is getting exhausting … everyone except Debbie.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Phooey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phooey. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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