Friday, January 27, 2006

Fob

This WoTD is a noun officially meaning a short strap, ribbon, or chain attached to a pocket watch. But fob is also a fancy word for keychain. Kind of like toupee is used instead of bad hairpiece.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

fob is also a mildly derogatory term for immigrant, an acronym for "fresh off the boat"
Eric