foost

Scots

Etymology

From Old French fust (“wood”) (modern French fût), from Latin fustis (“a cudgel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuːst/

Noun

foost (plural foosts)

1. A mouldy condition or smell
2. A suppressed breaking of wind
3. An odd or eccentric person
4. Anything in a decaying state or considered rubbish

Derived terms

• foost up

Verb

foost (third-person singular simple present foosts, present participle foostin, simple past foostt, past participle foostt)

1. To become or smell mouldy, to mildew
2. To break wind in a suppressed manner

References

• “foost”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.