FUBAR
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FUBAR is an acronym that commonly means "fucked up beyond all recognition/any repair/all reason".
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[edit] Etymology and history
The Oxford English Dictionary lists Yank, the Army Weekly magazine (1944, 7 Jan. p. 8) as its earliest citation: FUBAR? It means 'Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition'"
[edit] In computing and technology
- 1980, FUBAR appears in an apparent example of geek humor, as the acronym for the Failed UniBus Address Register in the Digital Equipment Corporation VAX-11/780 Unibus adapter (DW780).[1]
- In computer science, the variable names FOO and BAR are frequently encountered. The origin of their names might be traced to FUBAR.[2]
[edit] In media and popular culture
- 1944, in the U.S. Army animated shorts Three Brothers (1944) and Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu In The Navy (both directed by Friz Freleng), characters are featured such as Fubar, a brother of Private Snafu (Situation Normal, All Fucked Up), and Seaman Tarfu (Things Are Really Fucked Up or Totally and Royally Fucked Up).[3][4]
- 1989, in the film Tango & Cash, Kurt Russell's character, Gabriel Cash, uses the phrase several times.
- 1998, in the film Saving Private Ryan, FUBAR is a term used many times by members of Captain John Miller's squad to describe the mission given to them by high command. The squad also tricks a gullible translator into believing that it is actually a German term.
- 2002, FUBAR (film): a mockumentary by Michael Dowse.[citation needed]
- 1999, in Half-Life: Opposing Force, misc. allied marines will sometimes say, "This mission is way beyond FUBAR!" when interacted with or at random.
- 2007, in ARMA: Armed Assault, the main character uses FUBAR during the first few intros of the game.
- 2008, in Left 4 Dead, Bill will use FUBAR if he has taken significant damage and is bleeding out.
- 2011, in Operation Flashpoint: Red River, FUBAR is often used as a distress signal in combat.
- F.U.B.A.R.: America's Right-Wing Nightmare, a book by Sam Seder.
- 2011, in Above The Law, by rap duo Royce Da 5'9 and Eminem (Bad Meets Evil), Royce raps "Leave you FUBAR, Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition"
[edit] See also
- BOHICA
- List of government and military acronyms
- SNAFU (aka SUSFU)
[edit] References
- ^ "VAX Hardware Handbook," page 373. Digital Equipment Corporation, 1980.
- ^ "RFC3092 - Etymology of "Foo"". 2001-04-01. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3092.html. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ "Private Snafu - Three Brothers (1944)". Internet Archive. http://www.archive.org/details/PrivateSnafu-ThreeBrothers1944. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
- ^ Pietro Shakarian. "Situation Normal All Fucked Up:A History of Private Snafu". goldenagecartoons.com. http://looney.goldenagecartoons.com/miscelooneyous/snafu/. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
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