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FUBAR^¹

/ˈfuːbɑːɹ/ US

Where it comes from

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.

adjective fubar

abbreviation, acronym, slang Acronym of fucked/fouled up beyond all recognition/repair/reason/recovery

fubar^²

adjective

alternative Alternative form of FUBAR

noun fubars

alternative Alternative form of foobar

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

Français	foutu, HS
Ελληνικά	ΓΤΠΚ GTPK
Русский	безнадёжно испорченный beznadjóžno isporčennyj, пришедший в абсолютную негодность prišedšij v absoljutnuju negodnostʹ, распидорашенный raspidorašennyj, разъёбанный до неузнаваемости razʺjóbannyj do neuznavajemosti
עברית	דפל״ח

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@misc{fubar_2026,
  title = {fubar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fubar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}