fou

¹ American  

[foo] / fu /

adjective

French.

1. crazy; foolish.

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fou ² American  

[foo] / fu /

adjective

Scot.

1. drunk.

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fou British  

/ fuː /

adjective

1. full

2. drunk

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Etymology

Origin of fou

1525–35; Scots form of full ¹

Example Sentences

The overly-ambitious-American-transformed trope, for another, accomplished via crepes, macarons and amour fou.

From The Wall Street Journal

She recommends making a little depression in the middle of the dough, and then putting the sauce or stew into the fou fou.

From Salon

It is packed with recipes that point to her own heritage, like her West African Gumbo with Fou Fou, as well as dishes that reflect her various influences from Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, like the tagine, tabbouleh and batata harra.

From Salon

If you’re unfamiliar with fou fou, it is, as McQueen puts it, “essentially the starchy vessel” with which to eat many traditional West African stews and sauces.

From Salon

Hüller herself had plans to see just one other movie at the festival, also in competition: “Club Zero,” the latest from the Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner, who directed Hüller in the 2014 period drama “Amour Fou.”

From Los Angeles Times