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fou
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synonyms: squiffed, oiled, ebrious, peloothered, tight, in oneʼs cups ???
tags: [french] [scots]
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Definition:1. rather more than slightly intoxicated.—Scotch.John Camden Hotten. The Slang Dictionary (1913)---2. (French) crazy
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“We are na’ FOU, we are na’ FOU.”
John Camden Hotten. The Slang Dictionary (1913)
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Gawds teruth, Chawley. We are nae fou. We're nae tha fou. Au reservoir, mossoo. Tanks you.
James Joyce. Ulysses (1922)
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"Look at us. We are a simple people, and this man, he comes to our houses thinking we have treasure chests buried in the sand. il est fou."
J. Maarten Troost. Headhunters on My Doorstep, p.152 (2013)
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