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fubar

[ foo-bahr ]
/ ˈfuˌbɑr /
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adjective Slang.

not working; completely messed up; bungled; confused.

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Nearby words

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British Dictionary definitions for fubar

fubar

foobar

/ (ˈfʊːbɑː) /

adjective

slang irreparably damaged or bungled

Word Origin for fubar

C20: acronym for f (ucked) u (p) b (eyond) a (ll) r (epair)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for fubar

fubar

adj.

by 1944, acronym from fucked up beyond all recognition. Said to be military slang originally.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper