fou

[ foo ]

/ fu /

adjective Scot.

drunk.

Nearby words

Origin of fou

1525–35; Scots form of full¹

fou

[ foo ]

/ fu /

adjective French.

crazy; foolish.

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Examples from the Web for fou

The translator of the French original was probably justified in his rendering of "fou rire."
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, April 4, 1917|Various
The Fou has of itself no positive value, but augments that of any of the other Atous to which it may be joined.
Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards|William Andrew Chatto
In choosing a wife the swain is warned that "Fine faces fill no butteries, an' fou uns rob no cubbarts."
Lancashire Humour|Thomas Newbigging
George Webster once met a shepherd boy in Glenshee, and asked, "My man, were you ever fou'?"
Scotch Wit and Humor|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe

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.
The Deerslayer|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for fou

fou

/ (fuː) /

adjective Scot

full

drunk

Word Origin for fou

perhaps a Scot variant of full

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