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foobar

NOUN

metasyntactic variable; whatever

Synonyms

WEAK

X bar baz corge foo fred garply grault plugh quux qux thud waldo whatchamacallit wombat xyzzy

Example Sentences

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The compounds foobar and `foobaz' also enjoy very wide currency.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

A good example of how jargon can occasionally be snuck past the suits; see foobar, and foo for a fuller etymology.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

Originally, a metasyntactic variable like foo and foobar.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.