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Subject: Etymology of Foo-Bar
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Date: Thu, 15-May-86 21:56:44 EDT
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Item of interest:
FUBAR was originally an acronym for "Fouled" Up Beyond All Recognition,
stemming from the W.W.II era.  It is related to SNAFU, and such short-lived
acronyms as FUBIO, FUBISO, GFU, JANFU, MFU, SAMFU, SAPFU, SNEFU, SUSFU,
TARFU, and TUIFU. Source: A Dictionary of Euphemisms & Other Doubletalk, Rawson.
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