"fo'" meaning in English

See fo' in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Etymology: From non-rhotic dialects, notably African American Vernacular English. Compare ho (“whore”), mo (“more”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|ho||whore|id=whore}} ho (“whore”), {{m|en|mo||more}} mo (“more”) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} fo', {{en-prep}} fo'
  1. (dialect, African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of for. Tags: alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: for
    Sense id: en-fo'-en-prep-F~MPr2u9 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English pronunciation spellings, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English prepositions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 47 53 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 45 55
  2. (dialect, African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of four. Tags: alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: four
    Sense id: en-fo'-en-prep-oXlNWGpK Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English pronunciation spellings, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English prepositions, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 47 53 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fo Derived forms: fo'-fo', fo' sho', fo' shizzle

Alternative forms

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