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foo-foo band

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

Noun

foo-foo band (plural foo-foo bands)

  1. An impromptu musical band on late 19th-century sailing vessels, made up of members of the ship's crew.
    • 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.1921, Basil Lubbock, The Colonial Clippers, pages 158–159

Forms of foo-foo band

pluralfoo-foo bands

Questions about foo-foo band

What does foo-foo band mean?
Foo-foo band means an impromptu musical band on late 19th-century sailing vessels, made up of members of the ship's crew.
What part of speech is foo-foo band?
Foo-foo band is a noun.
What is the plural of foo-foo band?
The plural of foo-foo band is foo-foo bands.

Words near foo-foo band in the dictionary

  1. foo young
  2. foo yung
  3. foo'
  4. foo's
  5. foo-foo
  6. foo-foo band
  7. foo-foo bands
  8. foo-foo juice
  9. foob
  10. foobar
  11. foobars

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