Fob

FOB - is a degrading term for people not up to date on the culture which is an abbreviation for (Fresh Of the Boat.)
meaning you still carry your sense of fashion from your country which clashes with the current countries cultures.

Origin: Hawaii 60's

Local Hawaiians used it to refer to white people who came from mainland US to Hawaii. Its was used a lot by locals and surfers. it was to refer to white people who wasn't up to date on the culture.

It is now used a lot by Asians to refer to immigrant Asians of the same sense.

"Man! whats up with your shoes? thats fob!"

"Dood! check out the howlie with the yellow hat. what a fob."

by Lec2 February 9, 2003

FOB

Acronym for “Forward Operation Base,” or the various US military bases spread out through Iraq and Afghanistan.

My buddy spent most of the time he was deployed at FOB Warhorse in Baqouba, Iraq.

by Anonymous January 16, 2006

FOB

fresh off the boat; especially asian people, e.g. chinese, vietnamese, koreans, etc.

Lyla is such a fob she brings chopsticks to school and wears fobby clothing.

by gayshovik September 20, 2012

FOB

A Forward Operating Base. Any secured forward military position that is used to support tactical operations. A FOB may or may not contain an airfield, hospital, or other facilities. The base may be used for an extended period of time. FOBs are traditionally supported by main operating bases that are required to provide backup support to them. A FOB also reduces reaction time and increases time on task to forces operating from it.

FOB Dagger is currently based in Tikrit, Iraq.

by Foxjohn December 21, 2010

Fob

An abbreviation for the band fall out boy

GO LISTEN TO MANIA BY FOB

by Emo.girl November 19, 2019

fob

Common abbreviation of Fall Out Boy, a pop-punk band consisting of Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Andy Hurley and Joe Trohman.

Are you going to the FOB concert tomorrow?

by One Day We'll Get Nostalgic For Disaster September 2, 2007

fob

A cruel term used by Asian-Americans to describe recent Asian immigrants.

People who think it's easy to move to a different country and try integrate into a completely different culture within 1-2 years are retards. FOBs are fabulous. FOBs, with their limited knowledge of English, are a millions times better than AZNs who tIPe LyTe dIS.

by Anonymous August 5, 2003