ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Foobar

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈfuːˌbɑː(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Foobar is a noun meaning (programming) A metasyntactic variable name, a place holder for words; compare foo, bar.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. (slang) A serious mistake.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include goof, goof-up, boo-boo, flub, floater, rock.

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