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foh

foh

9.9
The public area of a place where customers or the audience are
  • noun
  • /foʊ/
  • Jargon
translation icon : zona de público
  • It is absolutely necessary for the FOH (front of house) to maintain peace.

Examples

  • More recently, I began bartending, so I have both BOH and FOH experience.

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  • Or at least make the FOH hang out in the sweltering heat on the line for a shift as part of their training and make the BOH follow a server through a busy shift as part of theirs.

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  • The manager ensured that the FOH staff were well trained to provide excellent customer service.

  • During the event, the FOH team greeted the audience and guided them to their seats.

  • At the restaurant, the ambiance in the FOH area was warm and inviting for all guests.

Synonyms

auditorium
vsfoh
96 3.7

A large room with seats where people sit to watch or listen to events

is broader, meaning any public area open to customers and audience

Antonyms

backstage
107 3.0

In the area behind a stage, out of view of the audience

Surface Forms

foh singular
fohs plural

Morphology

foh = front + house (semi-transparent) = F + O + H

'FOH' stands for 'front of house' (the public area of a venue); while the phrase directly describes the sense, the abbreviated letter form is an industry convention not immediately clear to all learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'of' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Foh comes from front of house, meaning the 'front' area of a restaurant or theatre where guests are, not the kitchen or stage. So foh is used for the public area or the staff who meet and serve the audience.