ˌfēˌfȯˈfəm noun
or fee-fo-fum -fōˈ-
( -s )
1. : a bloodthirsty person : ogre
were all fee-faw-fums … and the sooner that was admitted, the sooner some sort of solution could be reached — William Manchester
2. : something designed to impose upon the timid and ignorant
black magic or whatever is the technical name for this sort of fee-fo-fum — J.C.Snaith