What does "fie" mean?

Sometimes followed by on or upon: used to express distaste, disgust, or outrage.

What is a synonym for "fie"?

Common synonyms include: blah, tut tut.

//faɪ// intj

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Intj

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Sometimes followed by on or upon: used to express distaste, disgust, or outrage. archaic
"Fie, fie, vnknit that thretaning vnkinde brovv, / And dart not ſcornefull glances from thoſe eies, / To vvound thy Lord, thy King, thy Gouernour."

""Fie, cousin!" said Elizabeth; "such thoughts ill beseem the nearest kinsman of the future queen of England.""

From Middle English fy, from Old French fi, from Latin fī. (with a possible additional influence from Old Norse). Compare Swedish fy.

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