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fee-fi-fo-fum

fee-fi-fo-fum is the alternative form of fee-faw-fum.

Meaning of fee-faw-fum

Interjection

  1. A nonsensical exclamation attributed to giants and ogres.
    • Fee-Faw-Fum!——
      I ſmell the Blood of an Engliſh-Man;
      Whether he be alive or dead,
      I'll grind his Bones to make my Bread.1734, Dick Merryman [pseudonym; unknown], “CHAP IV. […] the Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean […] ”, in Round about our Coal Fire: or, Chriſtmas Entertainments., 4th edition, London: J....
    Synonyms:
    fee-fi-fo-fum

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Questions about fee-fi-fo-fum

What is fee-fi-fo-fum the alternative form of?
Fee-fi-fo-fum is the alternative form of fee-faw-fum.

Words near fee-fi-fo-fum in the dictionary

  1. fee splittings
  2. fee tail
  3. fee-faw-fum
  4. fee-faw-fums
  5. fee-fees
  6. fee-fi-fo-fum
  7. fee-for-service
  8. fee-simple
  9. fee-splitting
  10. fee-splittings
  11. feeable

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