Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A coin containing a minting error.
Wiktionary
- n. numismatics A coin that is defective, having been incorrectly minted, often prized by collectors.
Etymologies
- An acronym made up of the words freaks, irregulars, defects and oddities, from 1960's. (Wiktionary)
- f(reaks), i(rregulars), d(efects), o(ddities). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“So, if I email a fido phone from my email - or at my work we use a software messaging program, (roger phone) @fido. ca they won't get it because of the filter.”
“I was wondering if i should call fido to get a better plan if i'm still in contract with them?”
“Anna says: well, i called fido and this is what i got. i didn 'thave to renew/extend my existing contract. i still have about 19 months left.”
“Report Abuse wow, a dog name fido can type? and apparently it knows spanish! wow, what a smart dog.”
“He, Lanny "fido" Davis, and Mark Penn are the political equivalent of that chunk of poop that keeps appearing in the toilet no matter how many times you flush.”
Howard Wolfson Goes To War With MSNBC, Hammers Chris Matthews And Keith Olbermann
“blocked data doesnt blocki recently got an iphone and i called fido to block the data and they said they did but my iphone still says that it is using data in my setting can anyone help me”
“I don't know where you are located, but Craigslist sometimes has ads looking for someone to watch pets in YOUR home while the owners go on vacation so 'fido' won't be boarded out or destroying the house while 'home alone'.”
“I feel kind of slighted that you said “Fuck you, Arthur,” while the best you can do for me is “fetch your own bone, fido.””
The Volokh Conspiracy » Andrew McCarthy Sticks to His Guns (And He May Be Pointing Them at You Next)
“If you wake with a stuffy nose every day, put fido or fluffy in their own space.”
The Huffington Post: Dr. Michael J. Breus: Does Your Dog Steal Your Sleep?
“And when your liver gives out does he support the idea of having fido buried with you? blog comments powered by Disqus publicola nerds”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘fido’.
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Incorrectum
Mistakes, Errors and Accidents.
nihilartikel, solecism, bevue, corrigendum, acyrology, cacoepy, fido, hamartithia, jeofail, mésalliance, mumpsimus, pseudochronism and 63 more...
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Life is just a four-letter word
Everyone's got their favorites. Here are some of mine.
snit, hobo, minx, kiln, loll, pelf, yegg, ugly, bumf, brio, biro, haha and 92 more...
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It Has a Name??
Yes. Yes it does.
aglet, armsaye, scroop, rowel, ferrule, rasceta, chanking, philtrum, frenulum, keeper, agelast, punt and 285 more...
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Professional Scrabble Lexicon (TWL)
A myriad of game-changing words every Scrabble addict must have in his arsenal.
Keep in mind that these are all tried-and-true feasibly playable words selected for their handiness, i.e...paragon, pignora, ganef, suttee, origan, ohia, aioli, abasement, lehr, mho, tallow, harelike and 843 more...
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sionnach's Words
contumely, fomite, holmgang, poltroon, eleemosynary, obsidian, nugatory, grindcore, felch, recrudescent, pyx, parenteral and 3271 more...
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NASA
A place for NASA-related stuff, from Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, etc.
faithful shepard, lunar module, command service m..., trajectory, moon shot, apollo, mercury, gemini, skylab, viking, velcro, tang and 103 more...
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5-0
Hecko, words! I’m so happy I’ve found you. I want to keep you all and never want to lose you again. I hope you like it here.
amscray, thistledown, tine, tinsel, pungent, snarl, wail, lanky, viscid, dawdle, luminous, stow and 2719 more...
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fun ones
fun to say or fun in meaning
sizzard, clou, matutolagnia, grok, xiphoid, cwm, cattywampus, scroop, loblolly, katzenjammer, sphygmus, forfex and 68 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for fido.
chained_bear Pronounced "fido" for the acronym FDO, it's used in NASA control rooms as a shortened version of Flight Dynamics Officer. Jul 24, 2009
reesetee Jennarenn, would you happen to be cracking wise at my giant heap of Wordie lists? ;-) Oct 10, 2007
jennarenn THE list? That really narrows it down. ;) Oct 10, 2007
reesetee Wow! Never knew this one. Definitely goes on the list. :-) Oct 9, 2007
sionnach a coin with a minting error (freaks, irregulars, defects, oddities) Oct 9, 2007