foo

intj

Etymology: A minced form of fuck.

1. Expression of disappointment or disgust.

   “Oh foo – the cake burnt!”

name

Etymology: See foo. Used in this context by Jack Speer, originally for the fannish ghod of mimeography in the 1930s.

1. A mock deity of early science fiction fandom; a fannish ghod.

   “Robert Bloch has blown his top. Backwards or forwards (or sideways) Foo ((ugh)) and Ghu ((!)) cannot be united! Does one eat chocolate cake with catsup on it? If you do and enjoy it then go off and be a fooghuist in your own little corner. You may as well worship Roscoe. Or Alpaugh. Foo fans are happy fans. Ghu isn't really helping Hoffman put out a fine mag you know. The fans who read Q are probably -- for the most part -- Foofooists.”

   “I imagine it must be pretty discouraging to send out a whole issue of a fanzine and get nothing back but a couple of poctsarcds.^([sic]) I wouldn't know, thank Foo.”

noun

1. Pronunciation spelling of fool.

   “[page 10:] "I knew you'd be scared," Reggie laughed. "What are you doin', foo? You must be crazy. You don't scare me." "Then why did you almost fall out of that chair? I scare everyone." [page 38:] "This is coo," said Fred. "It's almost like being there." "We are there, foo!" said Reggie as the boys slapped palms.”