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FOO
Etymology
See foo. Used in this context by Jack Speer, originally for the fannish ghod of mimeography in the 1930s.
Proper noun
Foo
(dated, fandom slang, jocular) A mock deity of early science fiction fandom; a fannish ghod.
Hypernyms
• ghod
Coordinate terms
• Ghu
Anagrams
• oof
Etymology 1
Noun
foo (plural foos)
(historical, obsolete) Alternative form of fu: an administrative subdivision of imperial China; the capital of such divisions.
Etymology 2
Noun
foo (uncountable)
(programming) A metasyntactic variable used to represent an unspecified entity. If part of a series of such entities, it is often the first in the series, and followed immediately by bar.
(fandom slang) Alternative letter-case form of Foo (“placeholder god”)
Etymology 3
Interjection
foo
Expression of disappointment or disgust.
Synonyms
• (expression of disgust): darn, drat
Etymology 4
Noun
foo (plural foos)
(slang) Pronunciation spelling of fool.
Anagrams
• oof
Source: Wiktionary
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