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fanks

/ˈfæŋks/

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Scotland/ˈfaŋks/

fanks is the plural of fank.

fanks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fank.

Meaning of fank

Noun

fank (plural fanks)

  1. A pen for enclosing sheep, mainly in the Scottish Highlands.

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Interjection

  1. (UK, nonstandard, slang) Thanks.

Origin of fanks

Written representation of th-fronting.

Questions about fanks

What does fanks mean?
Fanks means thanks.
What is fanks the plural of?
Fanks is the plural of fank.
What part of speech is fanks?
Fanks is an interjection.
How do you pronounce fanks?
Fanks is pronounced /ˈfæŋks/.

Words near fanks in the dictionary

  1. fanking
  2. fankle
  3. fankled
  4. fankles
  5. fankling
  6. fanks
  7. fanlation
  8. fanlations
  9. fanleaf
  10. fanless
  11. fanlight

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