fubar

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US/ˈfuːbɑːɹ/

A form of fubar

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Meanings

fubar1

adjective
  1. alternativeAlternative form of FUBAR.
nounfubar (plural fubars)

plural fubars

  1. alternativeAlternative form of foobar.

FUBAR2

adjective

alternative fubar

  1. abbreviationacronymslangAcronym of fucked/fouled up beyond all recognition/repair/reason/recovery.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
badbrokenclusterfuckfugazigoatfuckkaputout-of-servicestuffed

Origin

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

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Translations

French foutu, HS
  • foutufucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair)
  • HSfucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair)
Greek ΓΤΠΚ
  • ΓΤΠΚ (GTPK)fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair)
Hebrew דפל״ח
  • דפל״חfucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair)
Polish POPOLUPO
  • POPOLUPOfucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair)
Russian безнадёжно испорченный, пришедший в абсолютную негодность
  • безнадёжно испорченный (beznadjóžno isporčennyj)fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair)
  • пришедший в абсолютную негодность (prišedšij v absoljutnuju negodnostʹ)fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair)
  • распидорашенный (raspidorašennyj)fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair)
  • разъёбанный до неузнаваемости (razʺjóbannyj do neuznavajemosti)fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair)
Cite this entry
APA

fubar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fubar

MLA

“fubar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fubar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fubar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fubar.

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