foob n.— «Foob, everyone’s favorite made-up Canadian slang word, made an appearance in today’s FBOFW. True comics devotees know that, unlike January’s now infamous made-up sex slang, foob has an origin that was actually depicted in the...
doji n. a stock-trading session in which the opening and closing prices are (nearly) the same. Editorial Note: The plural is also doji. Etymological Note: From the Japanese doji どじ ‘a blunder; a blunderer; a fool or foolish thing.’...
mugu n. a fool; (hence) a person who falls for a scam. Editorial Note: Outside of Nigeria, this term has become associated with the victims of the advance fee, 419, or money-cleaning scams. A similar term is magha. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
mugu n.— «A popular slang in Warri is that In Warri you must follow who know road. If you no do am, you go de look like mugu. (You must identify with those who know how to make things happen easily. If you don’t do that you may remain a...
gank v.— «“Don’t gank me,” Kelly says. As a verb, Kelly later explains, “gank” means “to chump you, or play you for a fool.” » —“The New Breed Young St. Louis Cops Look For Seasoning, Respect—And...
güey n.— «Que mi vieja me hizo güey. That my vieja made me a güey (lit. “ox” / fig. “impotent fool”).» —“A medias copas” by R. García (Austin, Tex.) , 1940. (source:...