Fon

//fɔːn// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fool or idiot. obsolete

    "Delt he not lyke a fon? Delt he not lyke a daw?"

  2. 2
    A chieftain or king of a region of Cameroon.

    "Province-wide, the latter part of the 1990s witnessed considerable efforts by the regime to organize and activate a bloc of such financially dependent fons in the North West Elite Association (NWELA), […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A language of Benin and Togo, specifically, in the southern regions corresponding to the former kingdom of Dahomey. Also known as Fongbe or Fɔngbe, it is part of the Gbe family of West African languages.

Example

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"Whilst living in BC, I often listen to Radio El Fonógrafo through the Web. For years, it were as if I were living in the arid highlands and lush jungle lowlands of Mexico."

Etymology

From Middle English fonne (noun). More at fun.

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