fub
/fʌb/
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Ireland/fʊb/
fub verb: to put off by trickery; to cheat.
Verb
fub (third-person singular simple present fubs, present participle fubbing, simple past and past participle fubbed)
- To put off by trickery; to cheat.
- A hundred mark is a long score for a poor lone woman to bear : and I have borne, and borne, and borne ; and have been fubbed off, and fubbed off, and fubbed off, from this day to that day, that it is a shame to be thought on.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
- To steal.
Noun
fub (plural fubs)
- A plump young person or child.
- 'Tis he that I told you is to marry my Indian Fubs of a Sister.1685, John Crowne, Sir Courtly Nice
Forms of fub
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | fubs |
| present participle | fubbing |
| past participle | fubbed |
| past | fubbed |
| alternative form | fob |
| Noun | |
| plural | fubs |
Origin of fub
Variant of fob (“cheat, trick”).
Compare fob (“a pocket”).
Words formed from fub
Words that rhyme with fub
Questions about fub
- What does fub mean?
- Fub means to put off by trickery; to cheat.
- What part of speech is fub?
- Fub can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce fub?
- Fub is pronounced /fʌb/.
- What is the past tense of fub?
- The past tense of fub is fubbed.
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