fug

fug · noun, verb¹

1. French · derived fromhautgoût
2. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*pew-, *pewg-, *pow-“to billow; to blow; to drift”
3. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*feukaną“to blow; to be blown away”
4. English todayfug

The origin of the noun is unknown; originally dialectal and school slang, it is possibly derived from or related to one of the following: * Fog (“thick cloud that forms near the ground”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *feukaną (“to blow; to be blown away”) and from Proto-Indo-European *pew-, *pewg-, *pow- (“to billow; to blow; to drift”). * Fogo (“(UK, slang) stench”), a variant of hogo (“strong, unpleasant smell”), from haut gout, haut-goût (“(archaic) slight taint of decay, particularly in wild game meat, that used to be considered desirable; (obsolete) piquant or strong flavour”), from French hautgoût, from haut (“high”) + goût (“taste”). * A back-formation from fuggy. * A blend of funk (“foul or unpleasant smell”) + fog. The verb is derived from the noun.

fug · interjection, noun, verb²

A variant of fuck.

fug · noun³

A variant of fag (“(Australia, Ireland, UK) cigarette”).

Words from the same roots