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fub.

To put off by trickery; to cheat.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/fʌb//fʊb/Ireland, Northern-England
  1. To put off by trickery; to cheat.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To steal.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Variant of fob (“cheat, trick”).

noun/fʌb//fʊb/Ireland, Northern-England
  1. A plump young person or child.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Compare fob (“a pocket”).

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