fou

¹

[ foo ]

adjective

, Scot.

1. drunk.

fou

²

[ foo ]

adjective

, French.

1. crazy; foolish.

fou

/ fuː /

adjective

1. full
2. drunk

Word History and Origins

Origin of fou¹

1525–35; Scots form of full ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of fou¹

perhaps a Scot variant of full

Example Sentences

My three favorite episodes are probably “College,” “Pine Barrens,” and “Amour Fou.”

From The Daily Beast

The place where all this “fou and unco happy” work was transacted is now the school chapel of the Wesleyans.

From Project Gutenberg

The truth may as well be said, at once; he fou't like a man of red gifts, and I fou't like a man with gifts of my own colour.

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We fou't a fair battle, and he fell; in this there is nothin' but what a brave expects, and should be ready to meet.

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Auntie wrote that the school-boys in Cuba take a mouthful of pinol, and then try to say fou-fou without blowing out any meal.

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In the time of the preceding dynasty there had been much talk of the a-fou-yong.

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