"FUBAR" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfuːbɑːɹ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-FUBAR.wav [US], En-au-FUBAR.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|foo}} foo, {{m|de|furchtbar||terrible}} furchtbar (“terrible”), {{m|en|foobar}} foobar Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} FUBAR
  1. (slang) Fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair, or beyond all reason, or beyond any recovery). Tags: slang Synonyms: fubar Related terms: bar, foo, foobar, foo fighter, clusterfuck, fugazi, SNAFU Translations (fucked up (or, bowdlerized, fouled up) beyond all recognition (or beyond all repair)): foutu (French), HS (english: hors-service) (French), ΓΤΠΚ (GTPK) [vulgar] (Greek), דפל״ח (alt: daflakh (acronym for "dafuk le-khalutin", completely fucked-up)) (Hebrew), POPOLUPO [vulgar] (Polish), безнадёжно испорченный (beznadjóžno isporčennyj) (Russian), пришедший в абсолютную негодность (prišedšij v absoljutnuju negodnostʹ) (Russian), распидорашенный (raspidorašennyj) [vulgar] (Russian), разъёбанный до неузнаваемости (razʺjóbannyj do neuznavajemosti) [vulgar] (Russian)

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