fa

plural fas · alternative fah

1. entertainmentA syllable used in solfège to represent the fourth diatonic (or sixth chromatic) note of a major scale.

   1 more example

   And now Mrs. Waters (for we muſt confeſs ſhe was in the ſame Bed) being, I ſuppoſe, awakened from her Sleep, and ſeeing two Men fighting in her Bed-chamber, began to ſcream in the moſt violent Manner, crying out Murder! Robbery! and more frequently Rape! which laſt, ſome, perhaps, may wonder ſhe ſhould mention, who do not conſider that theſe Words of Exclamation are uſed by Ladies in a Fright, as Fa, la, la, ra, da, &c. are in Muſic, only as the Vehicles of Sound, and without any fixed Ideas.

   1749, Henry Fielding, “Containing the Arrival of an Irish Gentleman, with very extraordinary Adventures which ensued at the Inn”, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume IV, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book X, pages 11–12

   1. entertainmentSometimes syllable for both the tonic and the fourth.

alternative fah

1. alternativeinformalAlternative spelling of for.

   Do ya wanna be a dope fiend fa krist’s sake?

   2000, Requiem for a Dream, spoken by Harry Goldfarb (Jared Leto)

plural FAs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableball gamesInitialism of Football Association, especially the English Football Association. See also Scottish FA and Welsh FA.

   1 more example

   While there is no evidence to suggest that heading the ball is to blame, the new guidelines will be introduced to mitigate against any potential risks, according to a statement from the English Football Association (FA), in conjunction with the Scottish and Northern Irish FAs. “This updated heading guidance is an evolution of our current guidelines and will help coaches and teachers to reduce and remove repetitive and unnecessary heading from youth football,” said Mark Bullingham, CEO of the English FA.

   2020 February 24, Jack Guy, “UK football authorities ban children from heading footballs in training”, in CNN

2. abbreviationcountableinitialismslanguncountablelifestyleInitialism of Fur Affinity.

1. abbreviationinitialismvulgarInitialism of fuck all.
2. abbreviationeuphemisticinitialismInitialism of Fanny Adams.

plural FAs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Fanconi anemia.
2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of featured article.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of felonious assault.
4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of flight attendant.

   The highlight of the flight was watching one of the F.A.'s (male) sitting on the welcome lap of a smiling passenger (also male).

   1978 August 19, David Brill, “California Here I Come!”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 5, page 10

5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of fee agreement.
6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of fat admirer.
7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of financial aid.
8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of free agent.
9. abbreviationcountableuncountablehobbiesAbbreviation of final A.
10. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of forever alone.