expression+of+contempt

  • 31phooey — expression of contempt, 1929, from Yiddish, from Ger. pfui (attested in English from 1866); popularized by Walter Winchell. Phoo vocalic gesture expressing contemptuous rejection is recorded from 1640s …

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  • 32pish — pɪʃ interj. argh! (expression of contempt) …

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  • 33bah — exclamation an expression of contempt or disagreement …

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  • 34pshaw — [pʃɔ:, ʃɔ:] exclamation dated or humorous an expression of contempt or impatience …

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  • 35proverb — n. 1. Adage, maxim, saying, dictum, saw, aphorism, apothegm, by word. 2. By word, expression of contempt …

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  • 36motherfucker — moth•er•fuck•er [[t]ˈmʌð ərˌfʌk ər[/t]] n. Vulgar Slang. cvb sts one considered to be despicable, frustrating, etc. (used as a general expression of contempt or anger) • Etymology: 1930–35 moth′er•fuck ing, adj …

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  • 37bag — /bæg / (say bag) noun 1. a receptacle of leather, cloth, plastic, paper, etc. 2. a suitcase or other portable receptacle for carrying articles. 3. a handbag. 4. the contents of a bag. 5. a. a sandbag. b. the bags, World War I Colloquial the… …

  • 38bah — /ba/ (say bah) interjection (an expression of contempt, frustration, impatience, etc.) …

  • 39shagged — /ʃægd/ (say shagd) Colloquial –adjective 1. Also, shagged out. tired out; exhausted. 2. ruined; wrecked. –phrase 3. get shagged, (taboo) (an expression of contempt or dismissal.) {shag3 + g + ed2} …

  • 40Marrano — [mə rä′nō] n. pl. Marranos [Sp, lit., swine (expression of contempt) < Ar muḥarram, forbidden thing] [also m ] during the Spanish Inquisition, a Jew who professed Christianity to escape death or persecution, often continuing to observe Judaism …

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