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▪ I. fubar, a. U.S. (orig. Mil. slang).
Brit. |ˈfuːbɑː|, U.S. |ˈfuˌbɑr|
Forms: 19– FUBAR, 19– fubar
[Acronym > phr. and adj. and n.]
Bungled, ruined, messed up. Also: extremely intoxicated.
Often used as a euphemism for fucked up (see fucked-up adj.).
1944Yank 7 Jan. 8 The FUBAR Squadron... FUBAR? It means ‘Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition’. 1957A. O. Myrer Big War 119 What's to this yarn about you being a fubar character from the word advance? 1980Washington Post 5 June e24/3 The word fubar was coined with Congress in mind. 1990Rolling Stone 5 Apr. 48/3, I was getting FUBAR by then. 2001S. King Dreamcatcher xiii. 443 This was my grandfather's and it works just fine... My wristwatch, on the other hand, is still FUBAR.
▪ II. fubar, v. U.S. (orig. Mil. slang).
Brit. |ˈfuːbɑː|, U.S. |ˈfuˌbɑr|
Forms: 19– FUBAR, 19– fubar
[‹ fubar adj.]
trans. To ruin, bungle, mess up. Also occas. intr.
1946‘J. MacDougal’ in Astounding Sci. Fiction Oct. 55/1 Well, there are a lot of minor ones, which must have fubared things in all directions once Co-ordination accepted them. 1953L. M. Uris Battle Cry 114 Fubar on the nets and you can louse up an entire landing team. 1995H. J. Riker Bronze Star 227 The whole medal bit is getting FUBARed, y'know? Sometimes I think all the brass does anymore is award each other medals for things they never did in places they've never been. 2001Boardwatch Mar. 30/3 If you're worried that a user on your system is running an unauthorized program, hacking the system or otherwise fubaring things, then w is a simple check. |