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English Wikipedia has an article on:foo fighterWikipedia

Etymology

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From foo, either a nonce word or a corruption of the French word feu (“fire”), + fighter (“type of aircraft”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

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foo fighter (plural foo fighters)

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