harumph

Interjection

1. An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, refusal or dismissal.
   • Harumph! She is welcome to try, but I'm not going to bother helping.
   • "Harumph! Well, now, perhaps I spoke too soon, McManus."1982, Patrick F. McManus, They Shoot Canoes, Don't They?

   Synonyms:

   applesauce, bender, bollocks, bosh, bugger off, bullcrap, bullcrud, bullfuck, bullshit, chinny reckon

Noun

harumph (plural harumphs)

1. An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, or dismissal; a huff, grunt, or snort.
   • I didn't get a harumph out of that guy.
   • Give the governor a harumph.

Verb

harumph (third-person singular simple present harumphs, present participle harumphing, simple past and past participle harumphed)

1. To make a huffing or snorting sound of disdain or dismissal; (figurative, by extension) to show one's disdain.
   • Is it wrong to harumph when the scent of spitting fat drifts towards your washing line?2009 August 25, Paula Cocozza, “The rules of back-garden etiquette”, in The Guardian
   • "An open invitation for beggars," harumphed Migrationwatch. Ever the humanitarians.2012 June 3, Hugh Muir, “Hideously diverse Britain: standing up for the Romanians”, in The Guardian