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Foo

The English word “Foo” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. A mock deity of early science fiction fandom; a fannish ghod.

Etymology

See foo. Used in this context by Jack Speer, originally for the fannish ghod of mimeography in the 1930s.

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