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fum^¹

/fʌm/

Rhymes with -ʌm

verb fums · fumming · fummed

intransitive, obsolete To play upon a fiddle. Follow me, and fum as you go.

fum^²

/fʌm/

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Borrowed from Chinese 鳳 /凤.

noun fums · feng · fung · fung-hwang

obsolete The fenghuang, a mythological Chinese bird. The fum is a bird said to be found in no part of the world but China. It is described as of most admirable beauty, and if at any time absent, or long unseen, it is regarded as an omen of some misfortune to the royal family.

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@misc{fum_2026,
  title = {fum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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