FUBAR
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Originated as slang in the U.S. Army in World War II, presumably from earlier foo, possibly influenced by German furchtbar (“terrible”).[1] Unclear if FUBAR or foobar was original form.[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
Acronym [edit]
fubar or FUBAR
- (US, slang) Fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair).
- (US, slang) Fucked up but all right (flawed but working nonetheless).
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Translations [edit]
fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair)
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References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “foo”, The Jargon File
