FUBAR

adj
/ˈfuːbɑːɹ/US

Etymology

Originated as slang in the U.S. Army in World War II, presumably from earlier foo, possibly influenced by German furchtbar (“terrible”). It is unclear if FUBAR or foobar was the original form.

  1. derived from furchtbar — “terrible

Definitions

  1. Acronym of fucked/fouled up beyond all recognition/repair/reason/recovery.

  2. Alternative form of FUBAR.

  3. Alternative form of foobar.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for FUBAR. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA