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FOD¹

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of foreign object debris

phrase

  1. abbreviation, initialism, slang Initialism of fuck off and die

fod²

  • /fɒd/ UK
  • /fɑd/ US

Rhymes with -ɒd

Where it comes from

From a shortening of forehead, folk etymology an acronym for "forehead of doom".

noun fods

  1. Northern England, dialectal, slang forehead, particularly a large one

    Similar: forehead, brow

FoD³

  • /fuːd/ literary
  • /ɛf əʊ diː/

Sounds like food · Rhymes with -uːd

Where it comes from

Initialism of friend of Don. The homophony with food is a reference to the character being often depicted eating or talking about food.

noun FoDs

  1. slang A fan of the character Don Schanke from the Canadian television series Forever Knight. First, I am an FoD ( That is, a Friend of Don Schanke), so naturally I have a preference for the Schanke-Nick partnership.

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"fod." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fod. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

Chicago

"fod." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fod.

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@misc{fod_2026,
  title = {fod},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fod},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}