foo-foo band

English

Noun

foo-foo band (plural foo-foo bands)

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

     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.

References

Arhoolie Records > The Foo Foo Band Accessed 11 March 2014.