"fouter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fouters [plural]
Etymology: From French foutre (“to lecher”), Latin futuere. Compare fouty. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|foutre||to lecher}} French foutre (“to lecher”), {{der|en|la|futuere}} Latin futuere, {{m|en|fouty}} fouty Head templates: {{en-noun}} fouter (plural fouters)
  1. (UK, dialectal) A despicable fellow. Tags: UK, dialectal Categories (topical): People Derived forms: footer

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for fouter meaning in English (1.6kB)

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