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Blend of five + forehead. Wordplay based on adding one to the "fore" (homophonous to four) of forehead, thus implying a brow that is larger than average.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A large forehead. Full definition →
Blend of five + forehead. Wordplay based on adding one to the "fore" (homophonous to four) of forehead, thus implying a brow that is larger than average.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.