Faw
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faw¹
- /fɔː/
Sounds like fough, faugh · Rhymes with -ɔː
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic.
interjection
- Alternative form of faugh.faugh "It's a complicated thing, though, isn't it." "Faw!" Churchill said.
faw²
- /fɔː/
Sounds like fough, faugh · Rhymes with -ɔː
Where it comes from
Phonetic rendering of for.
preposition
- Pronunciation spelling of for, chiefly used to represent the accent of slaves in the United States.for “[…] Now, Colossus, what air you a-beckonin′ at me faw?”
faw³
- /fɔː/
Sounds like fough, faugh · Rhymes with -ɔː
Where it comes from
From the surname Faa.
noun faws
- A gypsy.
Faw⁴
proper noun Faws
- A surname.