"FU" meaning in English

See FU in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} FU (not comparable)
  1. (philately) Initialism of fine used. (in stamp descriptions) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: fine used (extra: in stamp descriptions) Categories (topical): Philately
    Sense id: en-FU-en-adj-Wz6VdeYE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 20 15 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately

Noun

Forms: FUs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} FU (plural FUs)
  1. Initialism of follow-up. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: follow-up
    Sense id: en-FU-en-noun-8aPVzMB7

Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} FU
  1. (vulgar) Abbreviation of fuck you. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, vulgar Alternative form of: fuck you
    Sense id: en-FU-en-phrase-0sIJe7Sl

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for FU meaning in English (2.1kB)

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