Fo

¹

[ foh; Italian faw ]

noun

1. Chinese. Buddha ( def 1 ).
2. Da·rio [dah, -ryaw], 1926–2016, Italian playwright and theater director: Nobel Prize 1997.

fo.

²

abbreviation for

1. folio.

FO

³

abbreviation for

, Baseball.

1. force-out.

F.O.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. field officer.
2. foreign office.
3. Military. forward observer.

fo.

¹

abbreviation for

1. folio

fo

²

the internet domain name for

1. Faeroe Islands

Fo

³

/ fəʊ /

noun

1. FoDario1926MItalianWRITING: playwrightTHEATRE: actor Dario (ˈdærɪəʊ). born 1926, Italian playwright and actor. His plays include The Accidental Death of an Anarchist (1970), Trumpets and Raspberries (1984), and The Tricks of the Trade (1991): Nobel prize for literature 1997

FO

⁴

abbreviation for

1. army Field Officer
2. air force Flying Officer
3. Foreign Office
4. Faeroe Islands (international car registration)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fo¹

(for sense 4) from Faeroese Fōroyar

Example Sentences

The England team, already out of fo the tournament, drew nil-nil against Costa Rica.

From The Daily Beast

Brian Williams Raps ‘Gin and Juice’ Fo shizzle, Brizzle Wizzle.

From The Daily Beast

The Queen is looking for a new clock winder - sorry, 'horological conservator' - to manage her collection fo over 1,000 clocks.

From The Daily Beast

"Hyar she comes wid de fo' twins," Jake said, going forward to meet her.

From Project Gutenberg

A Dutchman—what you would call a Swede—a hulking beggar, came up from the fo'c'sle very much the worse for wear.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes dey'd pull up at de sho' en take a res' b'fo' dey started acrost, so by de talk I got to know all 'bout de killin'.

From Project Gutenberg

I 'uz mos' to de foot er de islan' b'fo' I found' a good place.

From Project Gutenberg

Well, he sot up a bank, en say anybody dat put in a dollar would git fo' dollars mo' at de en' er de year.

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