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FUBAR
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fubar
English
Alternative forms
en fubar
Etymology
Originated as slang in the U.S. Army in World War II, presumably from earlier en foo, possibly influenced by German de furchtbar terrible.“foo”, The Jargon File It is unclear if FUBAR or en foobar was the original form.
Pronunciation
en /ˈfuːbɑːɹ/ US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-FUBAR.wav US
en En-au-FUBAR.ogg AU
Adjective
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en slang en fucked/fouled up beyond all recognition/repair/reason/recovery.
en Joe Rogan realizes HE WAS SCAMMED by Trump It's a pretty remarkable analysis. I mean it's like he's basically right. And he's bringing up a lot of these different issues of how ICE is operating and pointing out: this is completely FUBAR. 2026-10-16 David Pakman David Pakman 1:40 YouTube The David Pakman Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slrkWCSjYRQ
Derived terms
en fubarite
Related terms
en bar
en foo
en foobar
en foo fighter
Translations
fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair)
French: fr foutu, fr HS hors-service
Greek: vulgar el ΓΤΠΚ
Hebrew: he דפל״ח daflakh (acronym for "dafuk le-khalutin", completely fucked-up)
Polish: pl POPOLUPO
Russian: ru безнадёжно испорченный, ru пришедший в абсолютную негодность, vulgar ru распидорашенный, vulgar ru разъёбанный до неузнаваемости
See also
en clusterfuck
en fugazi
en SNAFU
References
en military slang