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Fico

//ˈfaɪkəʊ// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Acronym of Fair Isaac Corporation, the first corporation to introduce credit scores. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

    "Fifteen hundred dollars stolen through the extortion exerted through the credit bureaus and the FICO nonsense. This is not theft by deception, this is robbery in broad daylight."

  2. 2
    A surname from Italian.
Noun
  1. 1
    a fig; an insignificant trifle archaic

    "a fico for the phrase."

  2. 2
    a sign of contempt made with the fingers archaic

    "As for these chicken-hearted tremblers,' he continued, squinting askance at our companions, 'a fico for them!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Italian fico (“a fig”), from Latin fīcus. Doublet of fig.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Fico.

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