Associations to the word «Fon»

Wiktionary

FON, noun. (Can we verify([1]) this sense?) (obsolete) A fool or idiot.
FON, adjective. (Can we verify([1]) this sense?) (obsolete) Foolish; simple; silly.
FON, verb. (Can we verify([1]) this sense?) (intransitive) (obsolete) To be foolish or simple; act like a fool; dote.
FON, noun. A chieftain or king of a region of Cameroon.
FON, proper noun. A language of Benin and Togo, specifically, in the southern regions corresponding to the former kingdom of Dahomey. Also known as Fongbe or Fɔngbe, it is part of the Gbe family of West African languages.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats