EGAVE

foo

About 0.35 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Alternative form of fu: an administrative subdivision of imperial China; the capital of such divisions.
  2. noun 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.
    Suppose we have two objects, foo and bar.
  3. noun Alternative letter-case form of Foo (“placeholder god”).
  4. interjection Expression of disappointment or disgust.
    Oh foo – the cake burnt!
  5. noun Pronunciation spelling of fool.

Similar words

admiralty wealth choo rich chow gan kiang provident splash fung

Often followed by

and is fighters yung foo chow yong in was

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