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fico¹

  • /ˈfaɪkəʊ/

Where it comes from

From Italian fico (“a fig”), from Latin fīcus. Doublet of fig.

noun ficoes

  1. archaic a fig; an insignificant trifle a fico for the phrase.
  2. archaic a sign of contempt made with the fingers As for these chicken-hearted tremblers,' he continued, squinting askance at our companions, 'a fico for them!

FICO²

  • /ˈfaɪ.kəʊ/

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of Fair Isaac Corporation, the first corporation to introduce credit scores. Fifteen hundred dollars stolen through the extortion exerted through the credit bureaus and the FICO nonsense. This is not theft by deception, this is robbery in broad daylight.

Fico³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian Fico.

proper noun Ficos

  1. A surname from Italian.

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fico. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fico

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@misc{fico_2026,
  title = {fico},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fico},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}