fee-faw-fum
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fee-faw-fum
interjection
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A nonsensical exclamation attributed to giants and ogres.
Fee-Faw-Fum!——
I ſmell the Blood of an Engliſh-Man;
Whether he be alive or dead,
I'll grind his Bones to make my Bread.
Similar: fee-fi-fo-fum
noun fee-faw-fums
- A nonsensical exclamation attributed to giants and ogres. The kindly fee-faw-fums of childhood, how many delicious shivers we owe them; the Things that stood behind doors, that trooped into the church when the congregation went out, that lurked in closet corners and under the bed […]
- Any expression calculated to impose upon the timid and ignorant. J. H. Newman impudent fee-faw-fums
Translations
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title = {fee-faw-fum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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