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Bookmark or Share- What does "foo" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangeOddly, this seems to refer to some approving or positive affirmative use of foo. It has been suggested that this might be related to the Chinese word "fu" (sometimes transliterated "foo"), which can mean "happiness" when spoken with the proper tone (the lion-dog guardians flanking the steps of many Chinese restaurants are properly called "fu ...
- What does the suffix “‑fu” mean? - English Language & Usage Stack ...The pseudo-word "Spring-fu" is a construction meant to allegorically refer to kung-fu that endows the scripting language Spring with the mysticism and complexity of a martial art --- something that requires dedication to master and has hidden benefits ("really cool ju-ju") if mastered.
- Origin, meaning, and derivation of 'boof' as a verb in U.S. slangAccording to the following source the use of the expression Bu-Fu in the song Valey Girl by Frank Zappa in 1982, (understood as the acronym of Bu(tt) Fu(cker))helped popolarize the term, which was later spelled “boof”. It's really sad (Valley girl) Like my English teacher. He's like (Valley girl) He's like Mr. Bu-Fu
- What does the phrase "Fee-fi-fo-fum" actually mean?How about Fee, Fye, Pho, ƒum?Fee being the lesser of the Golden Section (or a value of 0.6180339), Fye being the greater of the Golden Section (or a value of 2.6180339), Pho being a shorthand for Fibonacci or Phyllotaxis, and ƒum being the word sum when written in old script.
- What does "Google-fu" mean? [duplicate] - English Language & Usage ...Google-fu is defined as "skill in using search engines (especially Google) to quickly find useful information on the Internet." It is a somewhat tongue-in-cheek reference to kung-fu, which is generally perceived as requiring a high degree of skill to master in the western hemisphere.
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