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Definition: FEE-FAW-FUM

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A nonsensical exclamation attributed to giants and ogres; hence, any expression calculated to impose upon the timid and ignorant.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Fee-faw-fum" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: FEE-FAW-FUM

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A nonsensical exclamation attributed to giants and ogres; hence, any expression calculated to impose upon the timid and ignorant.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "FEE-FAW-FUM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)