mofo
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Abbreviation of motherfucker or motherfucking.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈməʊfəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmoʊfoʊ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊfəʊ
Noun edit
mofo (plural mofos)
- (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucker.
- Man, he's a big mofo.
Adjective edit
mofo (not comparable)
- (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucking.
- Man, he's got a big mofo truck.
Adverb edit
mofo (not comparable)
- (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucking.
Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. Perhaps onomatopoeic or either of Germanic origin: compare Portuguese mofo, Spanish moho, Italian muffa (“mould”), German Muff (“mouldy smell”), Dutch muf (“musty”).
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Noun edit
mofo m (plural mofos)
References edit
- “mofo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “mofo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “mofo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Italian muffa (“mould, mildew”).
Alternative forms edit
- môfo (superseded)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mofo m (plural mofos)
- mold
- the smell of mold
- must (the property of being stale or musty)
- (phytopathology) mildew (growth of minute powdery or webby fungi on a plant)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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mofo
Spanish edit
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mofo
Sranan Tongo edit
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