Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faw

/fɔː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: faw
IPA: /fɔː/

9

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Alternative form of faugh.

prep

Pronunciation spelling of for, chiefly used to represent the accent of slaves in the United States.

noun

name

Example Sentences

""It's a complicated thing, though, isn't it." "Faw!" Churchill said."
"“If you'd carry a camera around your neck and walk fifty feet ahead of me, nobody would know we were together.” “Faw,” he said. “And tush.”"
"“[…] Now, Colossus, what air you a-beckonin′ at me faw?”"

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Inflected Forms

faws (plural)

Phrases

fee-faw-fum

Frequently Paired Words

fee-faw-fum

Homonyms

fough faugh

Rhymes With

law in-law saw draw aw shaw withdraw straw jaw flaw claw paw

Questions

How do you pronounce faw?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɔː/.
What does faw mean?: Alternative form of faugh.
Where does faw come from?: Onomatopoeic.

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