foo-foo band

noun

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

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nounfoo-foo band (plural foo-foo bands)

plural foo-foo bands

  1. nauticalAn 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
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