Dictionary

faw en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /fɔː/

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of faugh.
   alt of faugh
   • “If you'd carry a camera around your neck and walk fifty feet ahead of me, nobody would know we were together.” “Faw,” he said. “And tush.” 2013, John D. MacDonald, A Tan and Sandy Silence:
   • "It's a complicated thing, though, isn't it." "Faw!" Churchill said. 1972, John Gardner, The Sunlight Dialogues, page 36:

faw en · ADP · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /fɔː/

Etymology

Phonetic rendering of for.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of for, chiefly used to represent the accent of slaves in the United States.
   alt of chiefly used to represent the accent of slaves in the United States
   alt of for
   • “[…] Now, Colossus, what air you a-beckonin′ at me faw?” 1907, George Washington Cable, Old Creole Days, Gutenberg eBook #10234:

faw en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /fɔː/

Etymology

From the surname Faa.

Meanings

1. A gypsy.

Forms

Relateds

fee-faw-fum