"fu" meaning in English

See fu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: From fuck + you. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fuck|fuck}} fuck, {{m|en|you|you}} you Head templates: {{en-interj}} fu
  1. (Internet slang) Initialism of fuck you. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: fuck you
    Sense id: en-fu-en-intj-uftwiNsn Categories (other): English links with redundant target parameters
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: fus [plural]
Etymology: * Abbreviation Head templates: {{en-noun}} fu (plural fus)
  1. flux unit
    Sense id: en-fu-en-noun-gAsUFUuC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 76 11 9 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 69 13 13 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 66 12 16 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: fu [plural]
Etymology: From Mandarin 賦/赋 (fù). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|賦|tr=fù}} 賦/赋 (fù) Head templates: {{en-noun|fu}} fu (plural fu)
  1. A Chinese literary form developed during the times of the Han dynasty that combines prose and poetry, sometimes called rhymed prose. Categories (topical): Poetry Translations (Chinese literary form developed during the times of the Han dynasty that combines prose and poetry): (Chinese Mandarin), (fù) (Chinese Mandarin), (fu) (alt: ) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-fu-en-noun-mJI7253k Disambiguation of Poetry: 3 15 51 26 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fu (uncountable)
  1. (informal) kung fu Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fu-en-noun-C-MDaaV0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

Etymology: Variant of -fu. Etymology templates: {{m|en|-fu}} -fu Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fu (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Expertise, mastery Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fu-en-noun-QdGvOgOk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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