FUBAR

See also: fubar

English

Alternative forms

fubar

Etymology

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 original form.^[1]

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈfuːbɑːɹ/

Adjective

FUBAR

(US, slang) Fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair, or beyond all reason).

Related terms

Translations

fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair)

Hebrew: דפל’ח‎‎ (daflakh (acronym for "dafuk le-khalutin", completely fucked-up))
Polish: (vulgar) POPOLUPO

Russian: безнадёжно испорченный (beznadjóžno isporčennyj), пришедший в абсолютную негодность (prišedšij v absoljutnuju negodnostʹ), (vulgar) по́лный пизде́ц (ru) (pólnyj pizdéc), (vulgar) разъёбанный до неузнаваемости (razʺjóbannyj do neuznavajemosti)

References

1 2 “foo”, The Jargon File

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[jargon-1] 1 2 “foo”, The Jargon File