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FEE-FAW-FUM

Definition: FEE-FAW-FUM

FEE-FAW-FUM

Noun

1. A nonsensical exclamation attributed to giants and ogres; hence, any expression calculated to impose upon the timid and ignorant.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Synonyms within Context: FEE-FAW-FUM

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Fear	Bug bear, bugaboo; scarecrow; hobgoblin; (demon); nightmare, Gorgon, mormo, ogre, Hurlothrumbo, raw head and bloody bones, fee-faw-fum, bete noire, enfant terrible.
Spell	Noun: spell, charm, incantation, exorcism, weird, cabala, exsufflation, cantrap, runes, abracadabra, open sesame, countercharm, Ephesian letters, bell book and candle, Mumbo Jumbo, evil eye, fee-faw-fum.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Modern Translations: FEE-FAW-FUM

Language		Translations for "FEE-FAW-FUM"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		thirrje e kanibalit në përrallat angleze, kërcënim joserioz. (various references)

Hungarian		ijesztgetés, emberszagot érzek. (various references)

Pig Latin		ee-faw-fumfay

Romanian		bau-bau. (various references)

Russian		смехотворная угроза. (various references)

Vietnamese		trò doạ trẻ. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: FEE-FAW-FUM

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-e-f-f-f-m-u-w"
	-5 letters: awee, emeu, fame, feme, fume, muff, waff, wame.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Alternative Orthography: FEE-FAW-FUM

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 45 45 2D 46 41 57 2D 46 55 4D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01000101 01000101 00101101 01000110 01000001 01010111 00101101 01000110 01010101 01001101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#69 &#69 &#45 &#70 &#65 &#87 &#45 &#70 &#85 &#77

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 0045 0045 002D 0046 0041 0057 002D 0046 0055 004D

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4039391540355715405547

INDEX

1. Definition
2. Translations: Modern
3. Anagrams
4. Orthography

5. Bibliography

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