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ghu

/ɡuː/

ghu is the alternative letter-case form of Ghu.

Proper noun capitalized: Ghu

Ghu

  1. (dated, humorous, slang) A mock deity of early science fiction fandom; a fannish ghod.
    • Neofans and old ones too/Shout the praise of the Great Ghod Ghu,1956 November-December, Walt Leibscher, “Go, Fan, Go”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, number 2, page 32
    • "Great Ghu!" said Dorothy. "Why, this must be the True Fandom that I've read about! Where everyone is a fan, even the animals and machines and all!"1959, Terry Carr, Ron Ellik (as Carl Brandon), “The Scarecrow”, in The BNF of Iz, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2013

Forms of ghu

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Words that rhyme with ghu

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Questions about ghu

What does ghu mean?
Ghu means a mock deity of early science fiction fandom; a fannish ghod.
What is ghu the alternative letter-case form of?
Ghu is the alternative letter-case form of Ghu.
What part of speech is ghu?
Ghu is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ghu?
Ghu is pronounced /ɡuː/.

Words near ghu in the dictionary

  1. ghrelinomas
  2. ghrelins
  3. GHRH
  4. GHS
  5. GHSs
  6. ghu
  7. GHUA
  8. ghubar numerals
  9. ghughu
  10. ghugni
  11. ghuguni

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