fogo, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

fogo n.

[? SE fog + hogo, f. Fr. haut gout, high taste, i.e. a high or putrescent flavour, an offensive taste or smell, or foh!, an excl. of disgust]

1. tobacco.

a.1687

‘Pot-Companions’ in N. Thompson Choice Collection of 120 Loyal Songs 258: Then bring in a Paper / of excellent Fogoe, / That we may perfume / the whole house with the [? hogo].

2. a stench, esp. of breaking wind.

1823		]‘Jon Bee’ Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 82: Fog — smoke; Fogo, the same, but with a stench.
1835		‘A Blow-Out Among The Blowen’ in Secret Songster 17: The nasty old whore / Squatted down on her a--- and s--t bang on the floor [...] Oh, then sich a fogo vos in every part, / The cock loft smelt vorser than any night cart.
1843		T. Haliburton Sam Slick in England II 270: Phew! let me light a cigar to get rid of the fogo of it.
c.1850		Duncombe New and Improved Flash Dict.
1864, 1867, 1870		Hotten Sl. Dict.

In derivatives

fogo’d (adj.)

(UK Und.) scented.

1846

Swell’s Night Guide 64: A spicy tile, and nobby head of hair. / Side curls all slap, faked up with fogo’d soap.

In exclamations

fogo to the fake!

among con-men, a cry that indicates they have been found out.

1852

Kendal Mercury 14 Feb. 3/3: Every ‘Sam tumbles to the dodge’ [...] and the best plan for the mud-lark is to cry ‘fogo to the fake! (terms of contempt).