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yehudi lights

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
yehudi -lights
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lights placed under aeroplanes that raise their brightness to the same level as that of the sky, as a form of camouflage.

Etymology

Developed, in part, by the US Navy's "Project Yehudi" from 1943 onwards. Yehudi in then-contemporary slang meant "the little man who wasn't there". The slang term may perhaps allude to the popular catchphrase and novelty song Who's Yehoodi? The catchphrase is said to have originated when violinist Yehudi Menuhin was a guest on the popular radio program of Bob Hope, where sidekick Jerry Colonna, apparently finding the name itself humorous, repeatedly asked "who's Yehudi?"

Questions

What does yehudi lights mean?
Lights placed under aeroplanes that raise their brightness to the same level as that of the sky, as a form of camouflage.
Where does yehudi lights come from?
Developed, in part, by the US Navy's "Project Yehudi" from 1943 onwards. Yehudi in then-contemporary slang meant "the little man who wasn't there". The slang term may perhaps allude to the popular catchphrase and novelty song Who's Yehoodi? The catchphrase is said to have originated when violinist Yehudi Menuhin was a guest on the popular radio program of Bob Hope, where sidekick Jerry Colonna, apparently finding the name itself humorous, repeatedly asked "who's Yehudi?"

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