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foo fighter

Pronunciation: /ˈfuː ˌfʌɪtə/

Definition of foo fighter

noun

  • an unidentified flying object, originally one of a kind reported by US pilots during the Second World War, usually described as a bright light or ball of fire.

Origin:

1940s: from ‘Where there's foo there's fire’, a nonsense catchphrase from the US Smoky Stover cartoon strip

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