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quux

/kwʌks/

quux noun: a metasyntactic variable.

Noun

quux (uncountable)

  1. A metasyntactic variable.
    Synonyms:
    foo, bar, baz

Synonyms of quux

Forms of quux

alternative formqux

Origin of quux

Attributed to Guy L. Steele Jr.

Questions about quux

What does quux mean?
Quux means a metasyntactic variable.
What part of speech is quux?
Quux is a noun.
How do you pronounce quux?
Quux is pronounced /kwʌks/.

Words near quux in the dictionary

  1. Qutium
  2. qutrit
  3. qutrits
  4. Qutur
  5. quus
  6. quux
  7. Quvenzhané
  8. Quw'utsun
  9. Quwo
  10. quwyrdaq
  11. Quwʼutsun

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