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Meaning of "fantoosh" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FANTOOSH

Origin uncertain but perhaps from French fantoche or Italian fantoccino puppet.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FANTOOSH

fantoosh  [fænˈtuːʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FANTOOSH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fantoosh is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FANTOOSH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mr Funtoosh

Mr Funtoosh is a 2008 Bengali film directed by Raj Mukherjee, the movie featured Prasenjit, Rachana Banerjee, Seemran.

Definition of fantoosh in the English dictionary

The definition of fantoosh in the dictionary is pretentious; ostentatious.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FANTOOSH


Ashby-de-la-Zouch
ˌæʃbɪˌdələˈzuːʃ
babouche
bəˈbuːʃ
barouche
bəˈruːʃ
bouche
buːʃ
capuche
kəˈpuːʃ
cartouch
kɑːˈtuːʃ
cartouche
kɑːˈtuːʃ
douche
duːʃ
hoosh
huːʃ
Ingush
ɪŋˈɡuːʃ
louche
luːʃ
rouche
ruːʃ
ruche
ruːʃ
scaramouche
ˌskærəˈmuːʃ
shahtoosh
ˌʃɑːˈtuːʃ
skoosh
skuːʃ
smoosh
smuːʃ
sploosh
spluːʃ
tarboosh
tɑːˈbuːʃ
tarbush
tɑːˈbuːʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FANTOOSH

fantastical
fantasticality
fantastically
fantasticalness
fantasticate
fantastication
fantasticism
fantastico
fantastry
fantasy
fantasy football
fantasyland
fanteeg
Fanti
Fantin-Latour
fantoccini
fantod
fantods
fantom
fanum

WORDS THAT END LIKE FANTOOSH

bosh
cosh
dosh
frosh
gosh
josh
macintosh
mackintosh
McIntosh
mosh
nosh
posh
scoosh
squadoosh
squoosh
swoosh
tosh
whoosh
woosh
zhoosh

Synonyms and antonyms of fantoosh in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fantoosh» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FANTOOSH

Find out the translation of fantoosh to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fantoosh from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fantoosh» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fantoosh
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fantoosh
570 millions of speakers

English

fantoosh
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fantoosh
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

fantoosh
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fantoosh
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fantoosh
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fantoosh
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fantoosh
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fantoosh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fantoosh
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fantoosh
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fantoosh
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fantoosh
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

fantoosh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fantoosh
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वप्नवत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fantoosh
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fantoosh
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fantoosh
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fantoosh
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fantoosh
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Fantoosh
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fantoosh
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fantoosh
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fantoosh
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fantoosh

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FANTOOSH»

The term «fantoosh» is used very little and occupies the 155.702 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of fantoosh
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fantoosh

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FANTOOSH»

Discover the use of fantoosh in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fantoosh and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Jaldi's Friends
'We met Fantoosh. He's just finished his evening round, and he says there's no sign of Yogi.' Fantoosh was a Caretaker Dog. It was his duty to make a round after the last train had left, to check if the offices were locked, and the booths safely ...
Kalpana Swaminathan, 2003
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Love All:
'Actually, hiscase of like Fattu fantoosh (coward). In D.T.P.G Shahrukh Khan, at least, expressed himself before Madhuri Dikshit, buthe turned out to be absolutely Fattu,' Rajeev said veryloudlywhile sneering at Pankaj. 'Hahahaha', soon room ...
Manish Sharma, 2014
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Mad Tales from Bollywood: Portrayal of Mental Illness in ...
Suddenly. somebody who was shaking Fantoosh's hand runs away with his ring. At one point, he runs alter his hat. singing and asking it to come back to him. and people follow him. smiling at him benignly. a: another point. he runs after a lady ...
Dinesh Bhugra, 2013
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Derek Introduces: 100 Iconic Indians
R.D. Burman composed his firstsong at the age of nine for which of these films? a ) Fantoosh b) Khushboo c) Sanam TeriKasam Answer: Fantoosh GLOSSARY Sachin Dev Burman:was aBengali singer and composer. He was also a music ...
Derek O’Brien
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Favorite Words of Famous People: A Celebration of Superior ...
(Author of the Isabel Dalhousie Series, and The #1 Ladies Detective Agency Series) My favorite word is a Scot's word, “fantoosh,” sometimes spelled “ fantouche.” It means very smart and glittery and special, like a new tie ... Oh! That's fantoosh!
Lewis Burke Frumkes, 2011
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Scoor-oot: a dictionary of Scots words and phrases in ...
First recorded in Scots in the 14th century: it is of Old Norse origin, and came to Scots through northern Middle English. fantoosh Flashy, showy, fashionable. Occasional Scots. It is more fantoosh to shop in certain streets. Fancy cakes have  ...
James A. C. Stevenson, Iseabail Macleod, 1989
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S. D Burman The World of His Music
Hewould ofteninsist on composing music only to be rebuffed by his father. So imagine his surprise on seeing Fantoosh and listening to 'Aye meri topi palat ke aa'. It was he who had composed the music andhad playedthetune before his father!
Khagesh Dev Burman, 2013
8
Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) in English ...
Hints: Include points like 1 Kunal not going to school ' Falling in bad company 4. Road the starting lines of a story given below. Complete the story in about 180 words. Fantoosh, the monkey, lived in the Forest with his parents.
Sudha Ravi, Sabina Gulati
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The English Languages
(3) Vocabulary an ashet a bairn tae blether a brae braw tae dicht douce adwam fantoosh glaikit a howf(f) tae ken tae lowp (the) noo sonsy tae speir tae stravaig a sybie/syboe tapsalteerie tae thole tae trauchle a sair (= sore) trauchle a serving ...
Tom McArthur, 1998
10
The Inter-Galactic Playground: A Critical Study of ...
4) As they rush through the wormhole with Doug “I prefer astrostravaiger” Doug hands Kate a pair of “fantoosh rollerskates” and when he gets to an intersection he unrolls a wormhole map: “The map showed hunners o planets in different ...
Farah Mendlesohn, Donald E. Palumbo, C.W. Sullivan III, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FANTOOSH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fantoosh is used in the context of the following news items.
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Detested car park barrier accidentally demolished
Fortunately on this occasion no one was injured.” Commenting on the picture, taxi driver Kenny Logan said: “A fantoosh of the highest order.”. «Deadline News, May 15»
2
Scots comic book collector left stunned after his Oor Wullie annuals …
The comic star's website guide will introduce words such as “fantoosh”, “bampot” and “muckle” to kids aged six to 11. It includes an audio map ... «Scotland Now, May 15»
3
Saturday in Edinburgh – What's On Today
... the Children's Department: dress up as your favourite book character (a prize for the best costume), have your face painted by Mrs Fantoosh, ... «The Edinburgh Reporter, Mar 15»
4
What's On In Edinburgh this week
... the Children's Department: dress up as your favourite book character (a prize for the best costume), have your face painted by Mrs Fantoosh, ... «The Edinburgh Reporter, Mar 15»
5
Night at the museum: Game Masters edition
Fantoosh Face Art will be in the Learning Centre to help you get suitably painted up for the occasion, while you might instead elect to take a ... «The List, Jan 15»
6
Pub landlords raise a glass
And the biggest winner was pub group WWCM Ltd, which won four gold awards for its venues Kilty Kilty, Caffufals, Fantoosh and the Tartan ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jan 15»
7
Tickets on sale for Museum Lates: Game Masters
The next adults-only night takes place in February, with a pop-up lounge featuring retro games, Fantoosh Face Art, live music and a silent disco ... «STV Edinburgh, Dec 14»
8
Mother of Shabir Shah passes away
Muhammad Yasin Malik, Nayeem Ahmed Khan, Altaf Ahmed Fantoosh, Pir Saifullah, Muhammad Yousuf Naqash participated in her last rites. «Kashmir Watch, Dec 14»
9
Scottish phrase of the day: Fanny Toosh
It is thought to be an elongated form of “fantoosh”, which describes a flashy, overdressed woman. According to Ian Crofton's Dictionary of ... «Scotsman, Nov 14»
10
Oor Wullie helps boost Scots language
Other features include a glossary of words such as "fantoosh", "bampot" and "muckle" as well as poems and songs and an audio map which ... «The Courier, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Fantoosh [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fantoosh>. May 2024 ».
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