Fen vs Feh - What's the difference?
fen | feh |
a type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline
* 1842 ,
a plural form of fan used by enthusiasts of science fiction, fantasy, and anime, partly from whimsy and partly to distinguish themselves from fans of sport, etc.
* 1951 , Winthrop Sargeant, Through the Interstellar Looking Glass'' (in ''Life magazine, 21 May 1951)
An expression of disgust or contempt.
* Linda Glaser, Bridge to America: Based on a True Story (2005) p. 116:
* Sidney Weissman, East Side Stories: Tales of Jewish Life in the Lower East Side of New York in the 1930’s (2000) p. 100:
* Barry B. Longyear, Enemy Mine (1980) p. 81:
As an interjection feh is
an expression of disgust or contempt.fen
English
(wikipedia fen)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) ).Noun
(en noun)- In dark fens of the Dismal Swamp / The hunted Negro lay; [...]
Derived terms
* fenlike * fennishSee also
* bog * everglade * marsh * swamp * wetlandEtymology 2
From (fan), by analogy with (men) as the plural of (man).Noun
fen' (p) (''singular:'' ' fan )- Sad to relate, however, some of the European delegates were probably insurgents rather than true fen .
Coordinate terms
* fenneDerived terms
* actifen * confen * eofen * fakefen * femme fen * femfen * femmefen * fringefen * litfen * mediafen * neofen * passifen * stfen * trufan * zinefen ----feh
English
Interjection
(en interjection)- Kvola made a face. "It’s worse than an outhouse." She covered her nose. "Uh!" "It is" "''Feh !''" We all agreed and covered our noses. But Ma wasn't interested in our complaints.
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- It smelled like rotten food, stinking bodies, and stale air. ''Feh !
- "A gangster. Feh ! Disgusting” she said roughly grabbing Marty by the arm. "We go across the street."
- "Look at it, how its pale skin blotches — and that evil-smelling thatch on top. Feh ! The smell!
