different between fao vs faw

English

Preposition

fao

1. Abbreviation of for the attention of.. Used on an address or label, specifies an individual to whom the document should be delivered, usually put on when the address is of an organisation.

Anagrams

• Foa, OFA, oaf, of a

Venetian

Verb

fao

1. first-person singular present indicative of far

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??/
• Rhymes: -??

Etymology 1

Onomatopoetic.

Interjection

faw

1. Alternative form of faugh

Synonyms

• (disgust): bleah, eww, ick, pooh, uck; see also Thesaurus:yuck
• (contempt): feh, pfaugh, pish, pshaw, pooh; see also Thesaurus:bah

Etymology 2

Phonetic rendering of for.

Preposition

faw

1. Pronunciation spelling of for; chiefly used to represent the accent of slaves in the United States.
   • 1907, George Washington Cable, Old Creole Days, Gutenberg eBook #10234,

     “ […] Now, Colossus, what air you a-beckonin? at me faw?”

Etymology 3

From the surname Faa.

Noun

faw (plural faws)

1. A gypsy.

Anagrams

• FWA, WAF

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English fawe, fa?e, from Old English f?g, f?h (“coloured; stained; dyed; tinged; shining; variegated”), from Proto-West Germanic *faih, from Proto-Germanic *faihaz (“coloured; motley”), from Proto-Indo-European *pey?- (“to paint; mark; colour”).

Adjective

faw (comparative mair faw, superlative maist faw)

1. Of various colours; variegated