FUBAR

FUBAR

See also: fubar

English

Alternative forms

• fubar

Etymology

Originated as slang in the U.S. Army in World War II, presumably from earlier foo, possibly influenced by German furchtbar (“terrible”).[1] It is unclear if FUBAR or foobar was the original form.[1]

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfuːbɑːɹ/

Adjective

FUBAR

1. (US, slang) Fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair, or beyond all reason).

Related terms

• bar
• foo
• foobar
• foo fighter

Translations

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

Hebrew: דפל’ח‎ (daflakh (acronym for "dafuk le-khalutin", completely fucked-up)) Polish: (vulgar) POPOLUPO

Russian: безнадёжно испорченный (beznadjóžno isporčennyj), пришедший в абсолютную негодность (prišedšij v absoljutnuju negodnostʹ), (vulgar) по́лный пизде́ц (ru) (pólnyj pizdéc), (vulgar) разъёбанный до неузнаваемости (razʺjóbannyj do neuznavajemosti)

See also

• cluster fuck
• snafu

References

1. “foo”, The Jargon File