least complicated english etymology

  • Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    FUBAR isn’t a combination of those two at all. It’s just an acronym…

    Fucked

    Up

    Beyond

    All

    Recognition

    • evidences@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      This is badly represented but it’s showing repair as an optional replacement for recognition

      • TheRealLinga
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        10 months ago

        Thank you for the explanation as I was totally confused as well