Idioms for foul
Origin of foul
before 900; (adj. and noun) Middle English
ful, foul, Old English
fūl; cognate with Gothic
fuls, Old Norse
fūll, Old High German
fūl; akin to Latin
pūs
pus,
pūtēre to stink, Greek
pýon pus; (adv.) Middle English
fule, foule, derivative of the adj.; (v.) Middle English
fulen, derivative of the adj.
SYNONYMS FOR foul
synonym study for foul
3. See
dirty.
OTHER WORDS FROM foul
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH foul
foul fowlWords nearby foul
foudre,
foudroyant,
fouetté,
fought,
foujita,
foul,
foul ball,
foul line,
foul marten,
foul matter,
foul one's nest
British Dictionary definitions for foul one's nest
See also
foul up
Derived forms of foul
foully, adverbWord Origin for foul
Old English
fūl; related to Old Norse
fūll, Gothic
fūls smelling offensively, Latin
pūs
pus, Greek
puol pus
Idioms and Phrases with foul one's nest (1 of 2)
foul one's nest
Also, foul one's own nest. Hurt one's own interests, as in With his constant complaints about his wife, he's only fouling his own nest. This metaphoric expression transfers a bird's soiling of its nest to human behavior. [Mid-1200s]
Idioms and Phrases with foul one's nest (2 of 2)
foul