Synonyms

foobar

World English Dictionary
fubar or foobar (ˈfʊːbɑː)
 
adj
slang irreparably damaged or bungled
 
[C20: acronym for f(ucked) u(p) b(eyond) a(ll) r(epair)]
 
foobar or foobar
 
adj
 
[C20: acronym for f(ucked) u(p) b(eyond) a(ll) r(epair)]

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Foobar is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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foobar definition

jargon
Another common metasyntactic variable; see foo. Hackers do *not* generally use this to mean FUBAR in either the slang or jargon sense.
According to a german correspondent, the term was coined during WW2 by allied troops who could not pronounce the german word "furchtbar" (horrible, terrible, awful).
[Jargon File]
(2003-07-03)

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