Definitions For Phew

Interjection

{{en-interj}} {{n-g, Used to show relief, fatigue, or surprise.}} : Phew, that took a long time to define! {{n-g, Used to show disgust.}} : Phew, it stinks in here!

Synonyms

expression of disgust See thesaurus:yuck

Translations

Arabic: {{t-needed, ar}} Chinese: : Mandarin: 喲, sc=Hani, 哟, tr=yo, sc=Hani Czech: uf Dutch: oef Finnish: huh, huhhuh French: pfou, ouf {{qualifier, relief}} German: puh, pfui Greek: ουφ, φου : Ancient: φεῦ Hebrew: {{t-needed, he}} Hungarian: püh Italian: uff, uffa (heat, tiredness), uh (relief, surprise) Japanese: ふぅ (fū) Korean: 으쌰으쌰 Latin: ufa Navajo: hwááh Polish: uff Portuguese: ufa Russian: уф!, фуф, фух Spanish: fíu, alt=¡fíu!, menos mal, alt=¡menos mal! Swedish: puh, fy Vietnamese: phù French: pouah German: pfui Hungarian: pfuj Spanish: puaj

See also

whew {{l, grc, φεῦ}}

Etymology

An onomatopoeia: the sound of rapid exhalation one makes when some trying situation is over. Attested since the early seventeenth century. Compare {{cog, sco, feuch}} or {{cog, es, fu}} or {{cog, cs, fuj}}.