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feghoot

feghoot noun: a short story ending in a pun.

Noun

feghoot (plural feghoots)

  1. A short story ending in a pun.

Forms of feghoot

pluralfeghoots

Origin of feghoot

From a science-fiction series called "Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot" by Reginald Bretnor. The name Feghoot was invented by Bretnor's wife from the letters on a Scrabble rack.

Questions about feghoot

What does feghoot mean?
Feghoot means a short story ending in a pun.
What part of speech is feghoot?
Feghoot is a noun.
What is the plural of feghoot?
The plural of feghoot is feghoots.

Words near feghoot in the dictionary

  1. fegeleh
  2. fegelehs
  3. fegeles
  4. fegg
  5. feggs
  6. feghoot
  7. feghoots
  8. Fegley
  9. Fegleys
  10. feglymycin
  11. fegs

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