Faugh

/fɔː/ interjection

Definition

An exclamation expressing disgust, contempt, or strong disapproval of something.

Etymology

An imitative or onomatopoetic word, possibly derived from sounds made when expressing disgust. It has been used in English since the 16th-17th centuries as a spoken expression of revulsion.

Kelly Says

'Faugh!' is one of those genuinely satisfying old-fashioned exclamations that captures exactly how people sound when they're disgusted—it's been around for 400+ years because it mimics the actual sound humans make when repulsed.

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