feghoot

F4E1G2H4O1O1T1

noun

A short story ending in a pun.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounfeghoot (plural feghoots)

plural feghoots

  1. A short story ending in a pun.

Origin

From a science-fiction series called "Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot" by Reginald Bretnor. The name Feghoot was invented by Bretnor's wife from the letters on a Scrabble rack.

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APA

feghoot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feghoot

MLA

“feghoot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feghoot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feghoot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feghoot.

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