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fu en · INTJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From fuck + you.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of fuck you.
    alt of fuck you
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fu en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

* Abbreviation

Meanings

  1. flux unit

Forms

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fu en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • fo͞o

Etymology

From Mandarin 賦/赋 (fù).

Meanings

  1. A Chinese literary form developed during the times of the Han dynasty that combines prose and poetry, sometimes called rhymed prose.

Forms

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Translations (2)

cmn 賦 /赋 (Chinese literary form developed during the times of the Han dynasty that combines prose and poetry) · ja(Chinese literary form developed during the times of the Han dynasty that combines prose and poetry)

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fu en · NOUN · etymology 4

Meanings

  1. (informal, uncountable) kung fu
    • But the commercial timing was right—fu flicks were everywhere, and David Carradine and Bruce Lee were cult figures. 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 315:
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fu en · X · etymology 5

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, morpheme) Alternative spelling of -fu.
    alt of -fu
    • UNIX fu