Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a people of Benin and neighboring parts of Nigeria.
- noun The Gbe language of the Fon.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fool; a simpleton; an idiot.
- Foolish; simple; silly.
- To be foolish or simple; act like a fool; dote.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A fool; an idiot.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A language of
Benin andTogo , specifically, in the southern regions corresponding to the former kingdom ofDahomey . Also known asFongbe orFɔngbe , it is part of theGbe family of West African languages.
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Examples
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How Wayne Schumacher Killed the 30-Point "Lucky Buck" in Fon du Lac County, Wisconsin
How Wayne Schumacher Killed the 30-Point "Lucky Buck" in Fon du Lac County, Wisconsin 2009
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How Wayne Schumacher Killed the 30-Point "Lucky Buck" in Fon du Lac County, Wisconsin | Field & Stream
How Wayne Schumacher Killed the 30-Point "Lucky Buck" in Fon du Lac County, Wisconsin 2009
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How Wayne Schumacher Killed the 30-Point "Lucky Buck" in Fon du Lac County, Wisconsin
How Wayne Schumacher Killed the 30-Point "Lucky Buck" in Fon du Lac County, Wisconsin 2009
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Nine days into Wisconsin’s bow season Wayne Schumacher scored big with this 200-plus 30-pointer taken in Fon du Lac County.
How Wayne Schumacher Killed the 30-Point "Lucky Buck" in Fon du Lac County, Wisconsin 2009
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A company called Fon has an interesting approach to this problem.
Steal This Wi-Fi 2008
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A company called Fon has an interesting approach to this problem.
Steal This Wi-Fi 2008
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Now a new company now is founded called Fon -- F-O-N -- founded by Google and Skype, which is the wireless Internet company -- telephone company, I should say, owned by eBay, is going to setup hotspots around the globe.
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One network is encrypted, very safe and for you alone with 100% of the bandwidth for you except when a passer by connects and then its still 80% for you, and the other public open network called Fon Free Internet that is available for the general public.
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You have been known to sing in several different languages, such as Fon, Yoruba, French, Portuguese and English.
Performing For Peace 2007
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Wayne Schumacher made headlines with the 30-point "Lucky Buck" he killed with his bow in Wisconsin's Fon du Lac County, but his isn't the only monster whitetail taken in the Badger State.
More Monster Whitetails From Wisconsin's 2009 Bow Season 2009
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