Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foo-foo band

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: foo--foo band
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An impromptu musical band on late 19th-century sailing vessels, made up of members of the ship's crew.

Example Sentences

"We sighted the Jennie Harkness, obviously American, at daylight right ahead in the S.E. trades; at noon we were alongside her, and our Foo-Foo band played "Yankee-Doodle" as we passed her."

Inflected Forms

foo-foo bands (plural)

Questions

What does foo-foo band mean?: An impromptu musical band on late 19th-century sailing vessels, made up of members of the ship's crew.

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