fouter

English

Etymology

From French foutre (“to lecher”), Latin futuere. Compare fouty.

Noun

fouter (plural fouters)

  1. (UK, dialectal) A despicable fellow.
    • 1780-1808, John Mayne, The Siller Gun:
      The astonish'd tailor
      […] swearing he was better stuff
      Than sick a fouter.

Derived terms

References

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɑu̯tər/
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  • Hyphenation: fou.ter
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯tər

Adjective

fouter

  1. comparative degree of fout

Inflection
Inflection of fouter
uninflected fouter
inflected foutere
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial fouter
indefinite m./f. sing. foutere
n. sing. fouter
plural foutere
definite foutere
partitive fouters
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