FUBAR

See also: fubar

English

Alternative forms

• fubar

Etymology

Originated as slang in the U.S. Army in World War II, presumably from earlier foo, possibly influenced by German furchtbar (“terrible”). It is unclear if FUBAR or foobar was the original form.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfuːbɑːɹ/

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Adjective

FUBAR

1. (slang) Fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair, or beyond all reason, or beyond any recovery).

Related terms

• bar
• foo
• foobar
• foo fighter

Translations

fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair)

• French: foutu (fr), HS (fr) (hors-service)
• Greek: (vulgar) ΓΤΠΚ (el) (GTPK)
• Hebrew: דפל״ח (daflakh (acronym for "dafuk le-khalutin", completely fucked-up))
• Polish: (vulgar) POPOLUPO
• Russian: безнадёжно испорченный (beznadjóžno isporčennyj), пришедший в абсолютную негодность (prišedšij v absoljutnuju negodnostʹ), (vulgar) распидорашенный (raspidorašennyj), (vulgar) разъёбанный до неузнаваемости (razʺjóbannyj do neuznavajemosti)

See also

• clusterfuck
• fugazi
• SNAFU