Colloquial Variant guide

-fu

suffix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /fuː/
  • rhymes with -uː
  • homophone: foo

1

suffix

Meaning 1

Used to form nouns indicating expertise or mastery of specified skill or area of knowledge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme, slang

Examples

  • Google + -fu → Google-fu
  • script + -fu → script-fu
  • My Google-fu is weak!
  • Aragorn uses Ranger-fu to figure out that Sam and Frodo have taken a boat.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Back-formation from kung fu.