foo fighter

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foo fighter

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

noun foo fighters

Any of various unidentified flying objects, as reported by Allied pilots during World War II. A former Dutch journalist, Jack Kunst first became interested in UFOs when ‘foo fighters’ were reported in World War II.

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"foo fighter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/foo%20fighter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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foo fighter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/foo%20fighter

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"foo fighter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/foo%20fighter.

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@misc{foo_fighter_2026,
  title = {foo fighter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foo%20fighter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}