An term used for unimportant variables in programming when the programmer is too lazy to think of an actual name. The origin of such word is described in detail in RFC 3092.
A (presence/force/being/no one really knows) that is the biggest threat to our civilisation and could collapse all economies around the world in an instant. Luckily the Foo fighters have been fighting the foo and protecting our delicate social constructs from this almighty enemy.