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foh

foh interjection: an exclamation of abhorrence or contempt. Also the pronunciation spelling of four.

Interjection

  1. (obsolete) An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt.
    • Offence? As I'm a Perſon, I'm aſhamed of you—Fogh! how you ſtink of Wine! Dee think my Niece will ever endure ſuch a Borachio! you'r an abſolute Borachio.1700, [William] Congreve, The Way of the World, a Comedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act IV, scene x, page 62
    • "Foh!" said Madame Mantalini, "how he ever gets into a carriage without thinking of a hearse, I can't think. There, take the things away, my dear, take them away."1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, “Miss Knag, after doating on Kate Nickleby for three whole Days, makes up her mind to hate her for evermore. The Causes which lead Miss Knag to form this...
    Synonyms:
    bleah, eww, ick, pooh, uck, pfaugh, pish, pshaw, feh

Proper noun capitalized: FOH

FOH

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Formula One Holdings.
  2. The station code of Fortress Hill in Hong Kong.

Noun capitalized: FOH

FOH

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of first-order hold.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of front of house.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism, slang, vulgar, dismissal) Initialism of fuck outta here.

Also used as

foh is also the pronunciation spelling of four.

Synonyms of foh

All synonyms of foh

Origin of foh

Compare faugh.

Questions about foh

What does foh mean?
Foh means an exclamation of abhorrence or contempt.
What part of speech is foh?
Foh can be an interjection, a proper noun or a noun.

Words near foh in the dictionary

  1. fogy
  2. fogydom
  3. fogyish
  4. fogyism
  5. fogyisms
  6. foh
  7. Fohat
  8. fohawk
  9. fohawks
  10. Fohdhipparu
  11. FOHE

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