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pui¹

  • [ˈpʰu̯i˦˨] Singapore

Where it comes from

From Hokkien 呸 (phùi, “to spit”), itself onomatopoeic.

interjection

  1. Singapore, Singlish Interjection expressing strong disdain.

Pui²

Where it comes from

From Romanian Pui.

proper noun

  1. A commune of Hunedoara County, Romania.
  2. A village in Pui, Hunedoara County, Romania.

PUI³

noun PUIs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of patient under investigation

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"pui." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pui. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pui. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pui

Chicago

"pui." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pui.

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@misc{pui_2026,
  title = {pui},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pui},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}