Etymology

Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel

Today it means: One of the native people of Papua New Guinea who, during the Second World War, helped escort or stretcher wounded Australian soldiers to field hospitals. Full definition →

First used 1942.
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The story

First attested in Sapper Bert Beros′s 1942 poem Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels, and popularised by the Australian wartime press.

First known use, by meaning

  • From 1942. One of the native people of Papua New Guinea who, during the Second World War, helped escort or stretcher wounded Australian soldiers to field hospitals.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.