A type of hollow snack, common in westernized Chinese cuisine: a crisp sugary wafer containing a message on a narrow strip of paper, generally with a wise or vaguely prophetic message or random numbers usable in a lottery printed on the paper.

(not comparable) Approaching or about to take place. / Available when needed; in place, ready. / Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.

An act of coming forth. / Something that is yet to come.

present participle of forthcome

(idiomatic) A short sleep, an extra sleep, a nap.

The cardinal number immediately following forty-two and preceding forty-four.

The cardinal number immediately following forty-six and preceding forty-eight.

The cardinal number immediately following forty-eight and preceding fifty.

The cardinal number immediately following forty-seven and preceding forty-nine.

(US, military) A period of 48 hours' leave, i.e. two days.