foutra
English edit
Etymology edit
See fouter.
Noun edit
foutra (plural not attested)
- (obsolete, slang, derogatory) A trifle, an insignificant amount.
- c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:
- A foutra for the world and worldlings base!
- 1601 (date written), Iohn Marston [i.e., John Marston], What You Will, London: […] G[eorge] Eld, for Thomas Thorppe, published 1607, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
- A foutra for thy hand, thy heart, thy braine.
- c. 1613, Thomas Middleton, Chaste Maid in Cheapside:
- My wife lies in; a foutra for promoters!
Usage notes edit
Always appears in the form, "a foutra for [something/someone]" i.e. "I don't care about ... in the slightest"
References edit
- “foutra”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.