Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foobar

/ˈfuːˌbɑː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: foo-bar
IPA: /ˈfuːˌbɑː(ɹ)/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A serious mistake.

Slang

noun

A metasyntactic variable name, a place holder for words; compare foo, bar.

Etymology

Phonetic spelling of FUBAR, which is either an acronym for "fucked up beyond all recognition", or derived from foo.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

foobars (plural)

Phrases

foo fighter

Frequently Paired Words

foo foo fighter FUBAR

Rhymes With

are far car star all-star bar guitar hr pr mar par ar

Questions

How do you pronounce foobar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfuːˌbɑː(ɹ)/.
What does foobar mean?: A serious mistake.
Where does foobar come from?: Phonetic spelling of FUBAR, which is either an acronym for "fucked up beyond all recognition", or derived from foo.

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