foobar

F4O1O1B3A1R1
/ˈfuːˌbɑː(ɹ)/

noun

A serious mistake.

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Meanings

nounfoobar (plural foobars)

plural foobars

  1. slangA serious mistake.
  2. computingA metasyntactic variable name, a place holder for words; compare foo, bar.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
thingy

Origin

Phonetic spelling of FUBAR, which is either an acronym for "fucked up beyond all recognition", or derived from foo.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Esperanto ajn
  • ajnvariable name
Japanese hogehoge (hogehoge)
  • hogehoge (hogehoge)variable name
Polish foobar
  • foobarvariable name
Cite this entry
APA

foobar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foobar

MLA

“foobar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foobar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foobar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foobar.

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