English Explanatory Dictionary

Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels

Etymology

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

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