faw

intj
/fɔː/

Etymology

Phonetic rendering of for.

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of faugh.

    • "It's a complicated thing, though, isn't it." "Faw!" Churchill said.
    • “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.”
  2. Pronunciation spelling of for, chiefly used to represent the accent of slaves in the…

    Pronunciation spelling of for, chiefly used to represent the accent of slaves in the United States.

    • “[…] Now, Colossus, what air you a-beckonin′ at me faw?”
  3. A gypsy.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A surname.

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