Furrfu

2 definitions found

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  furrfu excl. [Usenet; written, only rarely spoken] Written-only
     equivalent of "Sheesh!"; it is, in fact, "sheesh" modified by {rot13}.
     Evolved in mid-1992 as a response to notably silly postings repeating
     urban myths on the Usenet newsgroup alt.folklore.urban, after some
     posters complained that "Sheesh!" as a response to {newbie}s was being
     overused. See also {FOAF}.


  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  furrfu
       
           Written-only {rot13} "Sheesh!".  "furrfu" evolved in
          mid-1992 as a response to postings repeating urban myths on
          {newsgroup} {news:alt.folklore.urban}, after some posters
          complained that "Sheesh!" as a response to {newbies} was being
          overused.
       
          (1995-10-25)