Foul

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Adjective Terrible, referring to a person or utterance; "You are so foul." or "That was so foul."

Results: 100% of those surveyed knew this word, but 90% of these people did not learn this word at Geneseo.

Conclusion: This word has moderate to low usage, and is not local to Geneseo.

Source: Dictionary of Geneseo English, Spring 1999 - Kocher-2006

Comments:

Used to describe anything distasteful or unsavory, especially in smell.(Cecchini, A-F, 2012)

Posted by jmc62 at Nov 20, 2012 15:09

100% of those surveyed were familiar with this word. This word is not considered Geneseo specific. It’s not considered slang either. (H. Ali, A-F, 2019)

Posted by hea4 at Apr 30, 2019 16:54

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