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Fum vs Vum - What's the difference?

fum | vum |

As verbs the difference between fum and vum

is that fum is to play upon a fiddle while vum is to vow, swear.

As an interjection vum is

an exclamation of surprise.

fum

English

Verb

  • (obsolete) To play upon a fiddle.
  • * Ben Jonson
    • Follow me, and fum as you go.
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    vum

    English

    Verb

    (vumm)
  • (US, colloquial) To vow, swear.
  • *1851 ,
    • I vum it's Sunday—you won't see that harpooneer to-night; he's come to anchor somewhere—come along then; do'' come; ''won't ye come?

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (US) An exclamation of surprise.
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