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	===Foobar===		==Foobar==

	~~The~~ association of two ]s: ''foo'' and ''bar''. These variables are often used in computer programming examples.		''Foobar'' is the association of two ]s: ''foo'' and ''bar''. These variables are often used in computer programming examples.

	===FUBAR===		==FUBAR==

			'''FUBAR''' is an ] whose most commonly accepted rendering is "] (or '''F'''ouled) '''U'''p '''B'''eyond '''A'''ll '''R'''ecognition (or '''R'''epair/'''R'''eason/'''R'''edemption)".
⚫	There is some ] that links ''fubar'' to the ], ]. FUBAR likely had its origins in the ] word ''Furchtbar'', meaning frightful, or terrible. It is pronounced with a soft ''cht'', and probably made the transition during ] because ] had been popularized in American culture, appearing in a ] ] ] cartoon and the comic strip ]. Electronics engineers say that ] and fubar were used before the war by repairmen sent out to repair phone ~~booths~~. They had to report the situation at arrival to the scene, often on a very bad line, so they developed these acronyms to make themselves understood.

		⚫	There is some ] that links FUBAR (also "fubar") to the ], foobar. FUBAR likely had its origins in the ] word ''Furchtbar'', meaning frightful, or terrible. It is pronounced with a soft ''cht'', and probably made the transition during ] because ] had been popularized in American culture, appearing in a ] ] ] cartoon and the comic strip '']''. Electronics engineers say that ] and fubar were used before the war by repairmen sent out to repair ]s. They had to report the situation at arrival to the scene, often on a very bad line, so they developed these acronyms to make themselves understood.
⚫	Except in military and computer ~~sciences~~/] communities, the word ''fubar'' had fallen out of use since the ] but has enjoyed another resurgence since it was used in the movies '']'' (]) and '']'' (]). ] is also the title of a 2002 Canadian ].

		⚫	Except in ] and ]/] communities, the word "fubar" had fallen out of use since the ] but has enjoyed another resurgence since it was used in the movies '']'' (]) and '']'' (]). ] is also the title of a ] ] ].
⚫	~~'''"FUBAR"''' is an ] whose most commonly accepted rendering is "] (or Fouled) Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair/Reason/Redemption".~~ There are a number of slang ]s that are similar to FUBAR. They include:

		⚫	There are a number of slang ]s that are similar to FUBAR. They include:
	* '''FUBAR''' - Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair/Reason/Redemption.
⚫	* '''SAPFU''' - Surpasses All Previous Fuck Ups.
⚫	* ''']''' - Situation Normal: All Fucked Up.
⚫	* '''SUSFU''' - Situation Unchanged, Still Fucked Up.
⚫	* '''FUMTU''' - Fucked Up More Than Usual.
⚫	* '''FUBB''' - Fucked Up Beyond Belief.
⚫	* '''TARFU''' - Things Are Really Fucked Up.
⚫	* '''TOFU''' - Things Ordinary: Fucked Up.
⚫	* '''GFU''' - General Fuck Up.
⚫	* '''SAMFU''' - Self Adjusting Military Fuck Up.
⚫	* '''TUIFU''' - The Ultimate In Fuck Ups.
⚫	* ''']''' - Fucked Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In; Refers to out-of-control situation such as a chaotic jungle warfare combat environment
⚫	* '''JANFU''' - Joint Army/Navy Fuck-Up; apparently used by British troops in ].
⚫	* '''JAAFU''' - Joint Army-] Fuck-Up; the use of JANFU combined with a radical increase in joint-forces operations since 1989, has led to the rare but increasing use of JAAFU.
⚫	* ''']/DILLIGAS ''' - Do I Look Like I Give A Fuck/Shit? Interogative form of, "(It) don't mean nothing." Both often heard in Vietnam.
⚫	* '''TINS''' - This Is No Shit! Often seen in ~~Vets~~' forums.

		⚫	* '''SAPFU''' - Surpasses All Previous Fuck Ups
⚫	"The Fubar Suit" (1997) is also the title of a science fiction ] by ].
		⚫	* ''']''' - Situation Normal: All Fucked Up
		⚫	* '''SUSFU''' - Situation Unchanged, Still Fucked Up
		⚫	* '''FUMTU''' - Fucked Up More Than Usual
		⚫	* '''FUBB''' - Fucked Up Beyond Belief
		⚫	* '''TARFU''' - Things Are Really Fucked Up
		⚫	* '''TOFU''' - Things Ordinary: Fucked Up
		⚫	* '''GFU''' - General Fuck Up
		⚫	* '''SAMFU''' - Self Adjusting Military Fuck Up
		⚫	* '''TUIFU''' - The Ultimate In Fuck Ups
		⚫	* ''']''' - Fucked Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In; Refers to out-of-control situation such as a chaotic jungle warfare combat environment
		⚫	* '''JANFU''' - Joint Army/Navy Fuck-Up; apparently used by British troops in WWII
		⚫	* '''JAAFU''' - Joint Army-] Fuck-Up; the use of JANFU combined with a radical increase in joint-forces operations since 1989, has led to the rare but increasing use of JAAFU
		⚫	* ''']/DILLIGAS''' - Do I Look Like I Give A Fuck/Shit? Interogative form of, "(It) don't mean nothing." Both often heard in ].
		⚫	* '''TINS''' - This Is No Shit! Often seen in ]s' forums

		⚫	"The Fubar Suit" (1997) is also the title of a ] ] by ].

	==See also==		==See also==
	*]		*]
	*], a ]

	==External links==		==External links==

Revision as of 23:18, 4 October 2005

Foobar

Foobar is the association of two metasyntactic variables: foo and bar. These variables are often used in computer programming examples.

FUBAR

FUBAR is an acronym whose most commonly accepted rendering is "Fucked (or Fouled) Up Beyond All Recognition (or Repair/Reason/Redemption)".

There is some folk etymology that links FUBAR (also "fubar") to the metasyntactic variable, foobar. FUBAR likely had its origins in the German word Furchtbar, meaning frightful, or terrible. It is pronounced with a soft cht, and probably made the transition during World War II because foo had been popularized in American culture, appearing in a 1938 Warner Brothers Daffy Duck cartoon and the comic strip Smokey Stover. Electronics engineers say that snafu and fubar were used before the war by repairmen sent out to repair phone booths. They had to report the situation at arrival to the scene, often on a very bad line, so they developed these acronyms to make themselves understood.

Except in military and computer science/hacker communities, the word "fubar" had fallen out of use since the 1960s but has enjoyed another resurgence since it was used in the movies Tango and Cash (1989) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). FUBAR is also the title of a 2002 Canadian mockumentary.

There are a number of slang army acronyms that are similar to FUBAR. They include:

SAPFU - Surpasses All Previous Fuck Ups
SNAFU - Situation Normal: All Fucked Up
SUSFU - Situation Unchanged, Still Fucked Up
FUMTU - Fucked Up More Than Usual
FUBB - Fucked Up Beyond Belief
TARFU - Things Are Really Fucked Up
TOFU - Things Ordinary: Fucked Up
GFU - General Fuck Up
SAMFU - Self Adjusting Military Fuck Up
TUIFU - The Ultimate In Fuck Ups
FUGAZI - Fucked Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In; Refers to out-of-control situation such as a chaotic jungle warfare combat environment
JANFU - Joint Army/Navy Fuck-Up; apparently used by British troops in WWII
JAAFU - Joint Army-Air Force Fuck-Up; the use of JANFU combined with a radical increase in joint-forces operations since 1989, has led to the rare but increasing use of JAAFU
DILLIGAF/DILLIGAS - Do I Look Like I Give A Fuck/Shit? Interogative form of, "(It) don't mean nothing." Both often heard in Vietnam.
TINS - This Is No Shit! Often seen in veterans' forums

"The Fubar Suit" (1997) is also the title of a science fiction short story by Stephen Baxter.

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