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foghorn

[fog-hawrn, fawg-] / ˈfɒgˌhɔrn, ˈfɔg- /
NOUN
warning signal
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William Carlos Williams, “Anna Karenina,” Katherine Anne Porter, “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Cats,” Foghorn Leghorn: all get shoutouts here, a collective distress call that fails to move us.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

"A ferry service has decided to rename itself in honour of drag queens and its name is Foghorn Fanny," she says.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

Daniel Craig plays Benoit Blanc, the master detective with the Foghorn Leghorn accent who is once again summoned by rich eccentrics to solve a mystery.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2022

Who cares if he sounds like Foghorn Leghorn?

From The Verge • Sep. 12, 2022

Foghorn and whistle sounded in cadence, and was answered from starboard and port.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry



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