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fubar
[ foo-bahr ]
/ ˈfuˌbɑr /
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adjective Slang.
not working; completely messed up; bungled; disordered; confused.
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Origin of fubar
First recorded in 1940–45; f(ucked) or f(ouled) u(p) b(eyond) a(ll) r(ecognition); originally U.S. military slang
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How to use fubar in a sentence
Many things that were completely FUBAR in 2008 and 2009 are fixed.
Afghanistan, he says, is “FUBAR”: f----- up beyond any repair.
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)
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