foobar

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈfuːˌbɑː(ɹ)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈfuːˌbɑː(ɹ)/

Definitions of foobar word

noun foobar (slang) A serious mistake. 1
noun Definition of foobar in Technology (jargon) Another common metasyntactic variable; see foo. Hackers do *not* generally use this to mean FUBAR in either the slang or jargon sense. According to a german correspondent, the term was coined during WW2 by allied troops who could not pronounce the german word "furchtbar" (horrible, terrible, awful). 1
noun foobar (computing) A metasyntactic variable name, a place holder for words; compare foo, bar. 0

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Parts of speech for Foobar

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foobar popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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