phooey

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Clips of vintage TV programmes such as Hong Kong Phooey, The Incredible Hulk and Dallas are shown alongside adverts for long defunct products.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024

Phooey to dust on a random sea breeze or strewn on a field of unoffending vegetation.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019

Following Ramsey’s smart dink over the top, Flamini – all alone 10 yards out – flew at the chance like Hong Kong Phooey out of a filing cabinet.

From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2016

When Vick bends his knees and squares his shoulders like a cross between Spider-Man and Hong Kong Phooey, it is a sure sign something memorable is about to happen, for better or worse.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2010

Those who hadn't seen the stubby-winged, cigar-shaped "craft" said, "Phooey," or the nineteenth- century version thereof.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.