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Where does “fub” come from?

fub (English) comes from English FOB, from German foppen, from Middle Dutch focken — to breed; to fuck; to tease.

fub (English): To put off by trickery; to cheat; To steal; A...

Definitions

  1. To put off by trickery; to cheat; To steal; A...

Ancestry of “fub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFOBInitialism of free on board; Initialism of fresh...
2Germanfoppento put on, to tease, to hoax
3Middle Dutchfockento breed; to fuck; to tease

Words derived from “fub”

  • fubby
  • fubbery
Every word from Middle Dutch focken →