fubar

American

[foo-bahr] / ˈfuˌbɑr /

adjective

Slang.

not working; completely messed up; bungled; disordered; confused.

fubar British

/ ˈfʊːbɑː /

adjective

slang irreparably damaged or bungled

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Etymology

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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