mofo

See also: mofó and môfo

English

Alternative forms

• mo-fo, mo fo, mo' fo

Etymology

Abbreviation of motherfucker or motherfucking.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈməʊfəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊfoʊ/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -əʊfəʊ

Noun

mofo (plural mofos)

1. (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucker.

   Man, he's a big mofo.

Adjective

mofo (not comparable)

1. (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucking.

   Man, he's got a big mofo truck.

Adverb

mofo (not comparable)

1. (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucking.

Anagrams

• FOMO, FoMO, foom, moof

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps onomatopoeic or either of Germanic origin: compare Portuguese mofo, Spanish moho, Italian muffa (“mould”), German Muff (“mouldy smell”), Dutch muf (“musty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmo.fʊ]

Noun

mofo m (plural mofos)

1. mold
2. moss

   Synonym: musgo

References

• “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

Etymology 1

Unknown. Either deverbal from mofar or perhaps borrowed from Italian muffa (“mould, mildew”).

Alternative forms

• môfo (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.fu/

Noun

mofo m (plural mofos)

1. mold
2. the smell of mold
3. must (the property of being stale or musty)
4. (phytopathology) mildew (growth of minute powdery or webby fungi on a plant)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.fu/

Verb

mofo

1. first-person singular present indicative of mofar

Spanish

Verb

mofo

1. first-person singular present indicative of mofar

Sranan Tongo

Picture dictionary

mofo

dede-ede

edetonton

ai

noso

mofo

kakumbe

yesi

neki

mofobuba

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skin

skin

Etymology

From English mouth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.fo/

Noun

mofo

1. mouth

Derived terms

• bobimofo (“nipple”)
• mofobuba (“lips”)
• mofodoro (“front yard”)
• mofokoranti (“rumor”)
• mofoneti (“early evening”)
• moforadio
• mofoyari (“the last few weeks of the year”)

 

Descendants

• Aukan: mofu

References

• mofo in Languages of Suriname, SIL International, 2003-2007, Sranan-English Dictionary