FUBAR
See also: fubar
English
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editEtymology
editOriginated as slang in the U.S. Army in World War II, presumably from earlier foo, possibly influenced by German furchtbar (“terrible”).[1] It is unclear if FUBAR or foobar was the original form.[1]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editFUBAR
- (slang) Fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair, or beyond all reason, or beyond any recovery).
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editTranslations
editfucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair)
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “foo”, The Jargon File