foobar en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈfuːˌbɑː(ɹ)/
Etymology
Phonetic spelling of FUBAR, which is either an acronym for "fucked up beyond all recognition", or derived from foo.
Meanings
- (slang) A serious mistake.
- A metasyntactic variable name, a place holder for words; compare foo, bar.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foobars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
foo fighter · foo · FUBAR
Translations (3)
pl foobar (variable name) · ja hogehoge (hogehoge) (variable name) · eo ajn (variable name)