What is Foobar?
1.
A common term found in unix/linux/bsd program help pages as space fillers for a word.
Or, can be used as a less intense or childish form of
To run the program, simply cd to the directory you installed it in like this:
user@localhost cd foo/bar
or
The server foobared again?
2.
The phonetic pronounciation of the acronym "F.U.B.A.R." which stands for "Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition"
That guy was foobar after I stomped a hole in his face!
3.
synonym and derivative of phooey. Meant to express frustration, contempt, exasperation, or resign.
"Anne you beat me again at home jeopardy, foobar," exclaimed Mike.
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4.
fucked up beyond all recognition
This program is foobar.
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5.
1. A bar full of Fooey goodness
2. A type of wrench
3. A chocolate brand
4. A computing term
5. Slang for a mistake/accident.
6. Can be used opposite barfoo
"I can't believe Jerry ate that dirty Foobar."
"That Foobar won't turn anything"
6.
1) What basement dwellers say when they can't come up with anything. The writer prefers
2) A very configurable media player. There is that form vs function prob though, so it takes a month to figure out the volume control, and you'll still bitch it out all the time. Can play and rip at the same time, which is nice. (aka
chef: bork bork bork!
cat: meow?
geek: foo foo. bar bar. foo. bar. FOO. "foobar"!
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7.
A version of
"Foobar," Mike exclaimed when could not answer the riddle.
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