fum
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- noun
- /fʌm/
- Archaic
:
nube
- Fee-fi-to-fum.
- fo-fum
- fi-fo-fum
Examples
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A cave on the north shore bears the name Cova d'es Fum, Cave of the Smoke, although the origin of the name is uncertain.
Academic text (1996) -
So green with yellow, and then there's more or Leia there and then a fum, a deep blue pincushion flower.
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Fucking art ogre, fucking fee-fi-fo-fum.
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He fe-fi-fo-fums out and slams the door.
Fiction book (1991) -
In his letters home to his friend Fum Hoam in Peking (Beijing), Lien mocks the pompousness and inequality of British society.
Academic text (2008) -
Since we're popping out stats here, why don't you look at Smith's turnover rate for his career (FUMs and INTs)?
Blog text (7) -
* DEVIL WITH THE BLUE DRESS ON * FEE, FEE, FI, FI FO-FO, FUM * LOOK AT MOLLY NOW 'CAUSE HERE SHE COMES
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And don't forget Barclay Press, FUM Press, Inner Light Books, and the various mom-and-pop publishers rising up as Friends begin to comprehend the publishing potential of on-demand printing and electronic publishing.
Blog text (14) -
The old wizard conjured a mysterious fum that filled the air with a swirling mist.
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As the campfire burned low, a thick fum of smoke rose into the night sky.
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Etymology
Fum comes from the Latin word fumus 'smoke' and shares its root with English words like fume and perfume. A fum is a small puff or cloud of smoke or mist, so the origin helps you remember it as a tiny 'smoke' cloud.