1. An exclamation of annoyance, frustration, exasperation, or disdain. Ah, fooey! I was hoping to be the one the teacher picked! A: "No, you can't keep the book!" B: "Fooey—you keep it then, I don't care."

2. Foolish nonsense or untruthful rubbish. A: "He said he couldn't afford to come." B: "What a bunch of fooey—he's got more money to burn than you or me put together!" They said the city's housing crisis was starting to abate, but anyone earning less than a six-figure salary can see that that's fooey.

3. An exclamation of disgust or revulsion from a very strong and unpleasant odor. (Pronounced with a slightly longer emphasis on the vowels than in Definitions 1 or 2.) Fooey! Who farted in here? A: "I bought some great French cheese at the farmer's market." B: "Fooey—that stuff stinks!"

1. An exclamation of annoyance, frustration, exasperation, or disdain. Ah, phooey! I was hoping to be the one the teacher picked! A: "No, you can't keep the book!" B: "Phooey—you keep it then, I don't care."

2. Foolish nonsense or untruthful rubbish. A: "He said he couldn't afford to come." B: "What a bunch of phooey—he's got more money to burn than you or me put together!" They said the city's housing crisis was starting to abate, but anyone earning less than a six-figure salary can see that that's phooey.

3. An exclamation of disgust or revulsion from a very strong and unpleasant odor. (Pronounced with a slightly longer emphasis on the vowels than in Definitions 1 or 2.) Phooey! Who farted in here? A: "I bought some great French cheese at the farmer's market." B: "Phooey—that stuff stinks!"