FUBAR
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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] It is unclear if FUBAR or foobar was the original form.[1]
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FUBAR
- (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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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