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Well, yeah. But also: > It is possible that foobar is a playful allusion to the World War II-era military slang FUBAR (Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition). http
by fknorangesite 4y ago
Well, yeah. But also:
> It is possible that foobar is a playful allusion to the World War II-era military slang FUBAR (Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foobar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foobar
Which is certainly how I've always understood it.
- wizofaus 4y agoIt seems the "foo" didn't come from that, but once "foo" was in wide adoption, the "bar" likely suggested itself automatically to someone familiar with "fubar".