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UFO.

Initialism of unidentified flying object; (loosely) an alien spacecraft.

3 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌjuːɛfˈəʊ/UK/ˈjuːfəʊ̯/UK/ˌjuˌɛfˈoʊ/US/ˈjufoʊ̯/US
  1. Initialism of unidentified flying object; (loosely) an alien spacecraft.

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  2. An "unfinished object" in knitting or other kinds of craft.

    colloquial
  3. Initialism of ultrared flattened object.

    abbreviation · alt-of · initialism
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.