faw

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/fɔː/

noun

A gypsy.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

faw1

interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative form of faugh.

    "It's a complicated thing, though, isn't it." "Faw!" Churchill said.

    1972, John Gardner, The Sunlight Dialogues, page 36
    1 more example

    “If you'd carry a camera around your neck and walk fifty feet ahead of me, nobody would know we were together.” “Faw,” he said. “And tush.”

    2013, John D. MacDonald, A Tan and Sandy Silence

faw2

preposition
  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of for, chiefly used to represent the accent of slaves in the United States.

    “[…] Now, Colossus, what air you a-beckonin′ at me faw?”

    1907, George Washington Cable, Old Creole Days, Gutenberg eBook #10234

faw3

nounfaw (plural faws)

plural faws

Faw4

proper nounFaw (plural Faws)

plural Faws

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

faw · interjection

Onomatopoeic.

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faw · preposition

Phonetic rendering of for.

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faw · noun

From the surname Faa.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

faw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faw

MLA

“faw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faw. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faw,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faw.

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