fie

[fahy] Origin

fie

[fahy]
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 , exclamation of disgust]

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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.
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