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P U
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Appendix:Variations of "pu"
English
Alternative forms
en P.U. P. U. PU peeyoo pee-ew pee-yew peeyew P-U
Etymology
Originally single-syllable (variably en pue, en peuh, en peugh, en pyoo, en pew).
Compare en pooh and en ew.
Perhaps influenced by en es fu, an interjection indicating disgust, or en fr puer to stink.
Interjection
en euphemistic An interjection in response to smelling an unpleasant scent.
en What is that awful smell? P U!
Translations
response to an unpleasant scent
Polish: pl fu, pl fuj, pl fe
Russian: фу! (fu)
References
"On the scent of a stinky etymology" – Grammarphobia
Anagrams
en pu U.P. UP up up-