foxtrot oscar
English
Etymology
From Foxtrot and Oscar, denoting the initials of F O in the NATO phonetic alphabet. It is a politer way of saying Fuck Off in slang terms.
Verb
- (slang, humorous, euphemistic) To go away
- 2012, Sarah Fellows, Bob Fellows, Paramedics: From Street To Emergency Department: Case Book, McGraw-Hill Education, Open University Press, →ISBN, page 41:
- Sleeping rough after a heavy night is not a major priority to most of the local residents on any big city streets. He wasn't causing offence; if anything he was not cooperating with the crew, waking up and telling them to go away by saying ‘foxtrot oscar’.