Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foo fighter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: foo -fight-er
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various unidentified flying objects, as reported by Allied pilots during World War II.

Example Sentences

"A former Dutch journalist, Jack Kunst first became interested in UFOs when ‘foo fighters’ were reported in World War II."

Etymology

From foo, either a nonce word or a corruption of the French word feu (“fire”), + fighter (“type of aircraft”).

Inflected Forms

foo fighters (plural)

Questions

What does foo fighter mean?: Any of various unidentified flying objects, as reported by Allied pilots during World War II.
Where does foo fighter come from?: From foo, either a nonce word or a corruption of the French word feu (“fire”), + fighter (“type of aircraft”).

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