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Re:What is the history of the use of "foo" and "bar" in sour... by pton_xd on Sunday October 06, 2024 @12:48PM (#41758383)
I've always heard fubar originated as a backronym for the mispronounced German word "furchtbar," which means terrible but could be sort of interpreted as meaning "f'ed up." Fubar originated during WWII so it seems plausible atleast.
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