People on the Internet certainly are fond of the word foo as a sort of filler word. Where does the word foo come from?

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11.11. People on the Internet certainly are fond of the word foo as a sort of filler word. Where does the word foo come from?

The most common story is that foo comes from fubar, an acronym for fouled up beyond all recognition (except the f "don't" usually stand for fouled.)

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