foost
Scots edit
Etymology edit
From Old French fust (“wood”) (modern French fût), from Latin fustis (“a cudgel”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
foost (plural foosts)
- A mouldy condition or smell
- A suppressed breaking of wind
- An odd or eccentric person
- Anything in a decaying state or considered rubbish
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
foost (third-person singular simple present foosts, present participle foostin, simple past foostt, past participle foostt)
- To become or smell mouldy, to mildew
- To break wind in a suppressed manner
References edit
- “foost” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.