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fie
[
fahy
]
Origin
fie
/
faɪ
/
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[
fahy
]
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interjection
1.
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
2.
(used to express the humorous pretense of being shocked.)
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
fi
<
Middle French
<
Latin;
compare
Old Norse
fȳ,
Latin
phy
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fie
(faɪ)
—
interj
obsolete
,
facetious
or
an exclamation of distaste or mock dismay
[C13: from Old French
fi
, from Latin
fī
, exclamation of disgust]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
fie
c.1300, possibly from O.Fr. fi, reinforced by a Scand. form (cf. O.N. fy); it's a general sound of disgust that seems to have developed independently in most languages.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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