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• /fjuː/
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• [ɸj̊u̥˥˩]
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• /fɪu̯/
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• rhymes with -uː
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Attested since the early 17th century. An onomatopoeia for rapid exhalation, as one may make when a trying situation is over, or in order to get rid of an unpleasant odour. Compare Scots feuch, Spanish fu, Czech fuj, and many more such forms.

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: uf — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Chinese Mandarin: 喲 /哟 (yo) — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Czech: uf — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Dutch: oef — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Dutch: hehe — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Finnish: huh — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Finnish: huhhuh — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Finnish: huh huh — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• French: pfou — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• French: ouf — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• German: puh — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• German: pfoah — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Greek: ουφ (ouf) — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Greek: φου (fou) — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Ancient Greek: φεῦ (pheû) — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Hebrew: פיו (fyu) — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Hungarian: püh — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Italian: uff — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Italian: uffa — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Italian: uh — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Japanese: ふぅ (fū) — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Korean: 후유 (huyu) — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Korean: 휴 (hyu) — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Korean: 어휴 (eohyu) — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Korean: 에휴 (ehyu) — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Latin: ufa — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Māori: kaitoa — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Eastern Mari: фу-у (fu-u) — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Navajo: hwááh — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Polish: uff — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Portuguese: ufa — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Russian: уф! (uf!) — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Russian: фуф (fuf) — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Russian: фух (fux) — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Spanish: fíu — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Spanish: menos mal — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Swedish: puh — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Swedish: pust — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Vietnamese: phù — Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise
• Catalan: ecs — Used to show disgust
• Czech: fuj — Used to show disgust
• Finnish: hyh — Used to show disgust
• Finnish: hyi — Used to show disgust
• Finnish: yh — Used to show disgust
• Finnish: yäk — Used to show disgust
• French: pouah — Used to show disgust
• German: pfui — Used to show disgust
• Hebrew: איכס (ikhs) — Used to show disgust
• Hebrew: פיכס (fikhs) — Used to show disgust
• Hebrew: פויה (fúya) — Used to show disgust
• Hungarian: pfuj — Used to show disgust
• Lushootseed: sʔm — Used to show disgust
• Spanish: puaj — Used to show disgust
• Swedish: usch — Used to show disgust
• Swedish: fy — Used to show disgust