fod

noun — 2 senses

fod

nounalso spelled FoD

UK /fɒd/ · US /fɑd/

Etymology From a shortening of forehead, folk etymology an acronym for "forehead of doom".

1

Northern England, Dialectal, Slang forehead, particularly a large one

Synonyms
forehead, brow

FoD

noun

/ɛf əʊ diː/ · literary /fuːd/

Etymology Initialism of friend of Don. The homophony with food is a reference to the character being often depicted eating or talking about food.

1

Lifestyle Slang A fan of the character Don Schanke from the Canadian television series Forever Knight.

  • First, I am an FoD ( That is, a Friend of Don Schanke), so naturally I have a preference for the Schanke-Nick partnership.1997 February 8, moemcal@aol.com, “Who is better, Schanke or Tracy”, in alt.tv.forever-knight (Usenet), archived from the original on 27 Jan 2026:
  • For all you FoDs and Cohenheads that may be on this NG [newsgroup], they're in this!1999 June 13, Goddenport, “New Skit: LACROIX'S EXPERIMENT”, in alt.tv.forever-knight (Usenet), archived from the original on 27 Jan 2026:
1 more example
  • With a name like Alma, shouldn't you be either a Ravenette or an FoD?2000 November 16, Janet Dornhoff, DVM, “Dawn/Dr. Who/spoiler”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet), archived from the original on 27 Jan 2026:

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