fent

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noun

A slit or crack.

OriginOld French fente ← Latin findēre →
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Meanings

fent1

nounfent (plural fents)

plural fents

  1. UKdialectalA slit or crack.
  2. UKdialectalA remnant; an odd piece left over.

fent2

nounfent (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountableThe drug fentanyl.

Origin

fent · noun

  1. Latinfindēre“to cleave”
  2. Old Frenchfente
  3. Englishfent

From Old French fente, from Latin findēre (“to cleave”).

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fent · noun

Clipping of fentanyl.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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