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faw

/fɔː/

faw is the alternative form of faugh.

faw is the pronunciation spelling of for.

Meaning of faugh

Interjection

  1. (dated) An exclamation of contempt, or of disgust, especially for a smell.
    • Bian[ca]. I am no ſtrumpet, but of life as honeſt, / As you, that thus abuſe me. / Em[ilia]. As I: fough, fie vpon thee.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragœdy of Othello, the Moore of Venice. […] (First Quarto), London: […] N[icholas] O[kes] for Thomas Walkley, […], published 1622, →OCLC, [Act...
    Synonyms:
    yuck, bah, ack, agh, argh, barf, bleah, blech, bleck, bleh

Meaning of for

Preposition

for

  1. Towards; in the direction of.
    • The astronauts headed for the moon.
  2. Leading towards in time or circumstance.
    • We're heading for bankruptcy.
  3. Directed at; intended to belong to.
    • I have something for you.
  4. In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).
    • Everything I do, I do for you.
  5. Befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to.
    • I’ll strike a blow for you.
  6. To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose or meaning.
    • This is a new bell for my bicycle.

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Noun

faw (plural faws)

  1. A gypsy.

Proper noun capitalized: Faw

Faw (plural Faws)

  1. A surname.

Forms of faw

Noun
pluralfaws
Proper noun
pluralFaws

Origin of faw

Onomatopoeic.

Phonetic rendering of for.

From the surname Faa.

Words that rhyme with faw

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Questions about faw

What does faw mean?
Faw means a gypsy.
What is faw the alternative form of?
Faw is the alternative form of faugh.
What part of speech is faw?
Faw can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce faw?
Faw is pronounced /fɔː/.
What is the plural of faw?
The plural of faw is faws.

Words near faw in the dictionary

  1. Favreau
  2. Favreaus
  3. favrile
  4. favs
  5. favus
  6. faw
  7. fawad
  8. fawaded
  9. fawading
  10. fawads
  11. fawaffle

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: faw (page history and authors); Faw (page history and authors); faugh (page history and authors); for (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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