"Foos" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Fooses [plural]
Etymology: Americanized spelling of German Fuss. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Fuss}} German Fuss Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Foos (plural Fooses)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Foos-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: the Foos [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Foos}} the Foos
  1. (informal) The Foo Fighters, an American rock band. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Foos-en-name-AMDgA6dE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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