Thunderbirds Are Go

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You do know what "F A B" actually stands for, don't you?

Nothing.

It was a play on "Fabulous", but the story goes that they just wanted to create a futuristic term that would be unique to the show. So the Anderson's came up with that.

BSG 2 did the same thing with the 'f' word... Frak.

I - in turn - devised that interpretation for a mate from Coventry, who was a childhood fan of the series. Needless to say, the term stuck. Rather well around our circle of friends and known associates.