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World English Dictionary
fubar or foobar (ˈfʊːbɑː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Slang Dictionary
foobar
n. [very common] Another widely used metasyntactic variable; see foo for etymology. Probably originally propagated through DECsystem manuals by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1960s and early 1970s; confirmed sightings there go back to 1972. Hackers do _not_ generally use this to mean FUBAR in either the slang or jargon sense. See also Fred Foobar. In RFC1639, "FOOBAR" was made an abbreviation for "FTP Operation Over Big Address Records", but this was an obvious backronym.
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Foobar
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Computing Dictionary
foobar definition
jargonAnother 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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