Foo
proper nounattested in dialogue
A mock deity of early science fiction fandom; a fannish ghod.
proper noun
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datedA mock deity of early science fiction fandom; a fannish ghod.
I imagine it must be pretty discouraging to send out a whole issue of a fanzine and get nothing back but a couple of poctsarcds.^([sic]) I wouldn't know, thank Foo.
You’ll never guess what Wollheim’s men have found!¶ A forest full of perfect echo-flowers.¶ Honest to Foo! He says ”Salad!” to them,¶ And they obediently answer back, “Salad!”
Etymology
See foo. Used in this context by Jack Speer, originally for the fannish ghod of mimeography in the 1930s.
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