Word origin
[1965–70; ‹ Ar
al the + acronym from the name of the organization
Ḥ(
arakat)
T(
aḥrīr)
F(
ilastīn) Movement for the Liberation of Palestine, with play on
fataḥ conquer
]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: T cell, double-book, hired gun, isometric exercise, no-fault