fubar

[ foo-bahr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Slang.

fubar

/ ˈfʊːbɑː /

Origin of fubar¹

First recorded in 1940–45; f(ucked) or f(ouled) u(p) b(eyond) a(ll) r(ecognition); originally U.S. military slang

Origin of fubar¹

C20: acronym for f ( ucked ) u ( p ) b ( eyond ) a ( ll ) r ( epair )

Many things that were completely FUBAR in 2008 and 2009 are fixed.

Afghanistan, he says, is “FUBAR”: f----- up beyond any repair.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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