puh

See also: puh.

English

Etymology 1

Interjection

puh

1. Alternative form of pooh.
   • 2010, John P. Anderson, Joyce's Finnegans Wake: The Curse of Kabbalah, volume 4, page 82:

     He was sporting his inky Italian moustaches glistering with Vaseline and perfume. Puh! How uncommentable!

Etymology 2

Noun

puh (plural puhs)

1. (Internet slang, humorous, vulgar) Filter-avoidance spelling of pussy.

   "Eat my puh"

See also

• puh-lease, puh-leeze

References

• “puh”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• PHU, Phu, UHP, hup

Achang

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sbal (“frog”).

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /pu˦˧/
• (Longchuan) [pʰɔ³¹]

Noun

puh

1. frog

Derived terms

• zo puh

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎, Payap University, pages 109-110

Danish

Etymology

An onomatopoeia: the sound of rapid exhalation.

Used to express emotion beyond compare to the point of which there are no words to describe the setting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puː/, [pʰuː]

Interjection

puh!

1. pooh (expression of dismissal or contempt‚ used when encountering an unpleasant smell)
2. phew (used to show relief, fatigue, surprise, or disgust)

Synonyms

• (show disgust): ad, bvadr, føj, puha, puh ha
• (show fatigue): puha, puh ha
• (show relief): puha, puh ha, pyh

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuh/, [ˈpuh]
• Rhymes: -uh
• Syllabification^(key): puh
• Hyphenation^(key): puh

Interjection

puh

1. alternative form of puuh

Further reading

• “puh”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Interjection

puh!

1. phew!

Further reading

• “puh” in Duden online

Javanese

Romanization

puh

1. romanization of ꦥꦸꦃ

Mapudungun

Noun

puh (Raguileo spelling)

1. night

Portuguese

Interjection

puh

1. yuck (expression of disgust)

   Synonym: eca

Further reading

• “puh”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “puh”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pelH-

Proto-Balto-Slavic *peliā?

Proto-Slavic *pьlxъ

Serbo-Croatian puh

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьlxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pûx/

Noun

pȕh m anim (Cyrillic spelling пу̏х)

1. dormouse

Declension

Declension of puh

	singular	plural
nominative	pȕh	pùhovi
genitive	puha	puhova
dative	puhu	puhovima
accusative	puha	puhove
vocative	puše	puhovi
locative	puhu	puhovima
instrumental	puhom	puhovima

Further reading

• “puh”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

puh

1. phew (expressing tiredness)

   Synonym: pust

   Puh vad jobbigt det är att bära ved

   Phew, carrying firewood is hard work

2. phew (expressing relief)

   Puh, vi hann fram i tid!

   Phew, we made it in time!

See also

• andas ut
• fy

References

• puh in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• puh in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• puh in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)