English Explanatory Dictionary

foo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of fu: an administrative subdivision of imperial China; the capital of such divisions.
noun
  1. 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.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Foo (“placeholder god”).
intj
  1. Expression of disappointment or disgust.
noun
  1. Pronunciation spelling of fool.
name
  1. A mock deity of early science fiction fandom; a fannish ghod.

Pronunciation

/fuː/ En-au-foo.ogg

Word forms

foo foos foo' FooFoo

Etymology

From Mandarin 府 (fǔ).

Synonyms

darn drat

Related words

FUBAR foo dog foo fighter foo-foo foo-foo band foo-foo juice foo lion foo young foo yung

Derived words

foobar
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