noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A serious mistake. slang
2. 2
   A metasyntactic variable name, a place holder for words; compare foo, bar.

Synonyms

All synonyms

chingaderachummydingbatdingusdooberdoodad

Etymology

Phonetic spelling of FUBAR, which is either an acronym for "fucked up beyond all recognition", or derived from foo.

Related phrases

foo fighter

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