short form of "Fucked up beyond all recognition", but also a misunderstandment of the german word "furchtbar", which means horrible or frightening.
"This situation ist Fubar!"

"Das ist furchtbar!"
by Nils May 31, 2004
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acronym: meaning f*cked up beyond all recognition. Often used by military personnel.
Sgt, that weapon is FUBAR!
by Sapper Daddy July 02, 2007
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Military slang from WWII, fubar is an acronym for "fucked up beyond all recognition".
"the house was completely fubar."
by Lee Shapiro January 30, 2006
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Fucked Up beyond All Recognition. Generally used in the context of a situation/operation/mission that is messed up so bad it is beyond salvaging. FUBAR comes after ATFU. Also generally used when describing something that is akin to a Monkey Shit Fight.
When I started working for this company, I just figured their M.O. was SNAFU, however, after a few months, I realized they were just ATFU, now given their current state, they are FUBAR.
by JSP123 October 12, 2008
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