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fough

A form of faugh — An exclamation of contempt, or of disgust, especially for a smell.

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Meanings

interjection

obsoleteObsolete spelling of faugh.
Bian[ca]. I am no ſtrumpet, but of life as honeſt, / As you, that thus abuſe me. / Em[ilia]. As I: fough, fie vpon thee.
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragœdy of Othello, the Moore of Venice. […] (First Quarto), London: […] N[icholas] O[kes] for Thomas Walkley, […], published 1622, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 89

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Rhymes with fough

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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