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JonsenElizee Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
What's the meaning of "Foo"
In many places, I have seen the word "Foo", I wouldn't know its meaning util you tell me. Thank you 
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As slang, it means fool.
As in the band name "Foo Fighters" it means UFO (flying saucer).
As in the band name "Foo Fighters" it means UFO (flying saucer).
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Hi,
It's substandard English. I wouldn't recomend that second-language learners start saying that.
Best wishes, Clive
It's substandard English. I wouldn't recomend that second-language learners start saying that.
Best wishes, Clive
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In some computer programming contexts, it's quite respectable (this is why I asked for context):
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/F/foobar.html
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/F/foobar.html
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Hi Marius,
The word is also acceptable when you go to a Chinese restaurant and order egg foo yong.
However, I suspect that neither this suggestion nor the computer programming one is likely to be of much practical use to the original poster.
The word is also acceptable when you go to a Chinese restaurant and order egg foo yong.
However, I suspect that neither this suggestion nor the computer programming one is likely to be of much practical use to the original poster.
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Thank you very much
In fact, I am a programmer, the explaination from
In fact, I am a programmer, the explaination from
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Hi, everyone.
Long time no see. How's everyone doing? I'm fine.
When "Foo" is used as a funtion's or procedure's name, it doesn't have too much meaning.
One of my college programming professors liked to use "foo" as a function's name when he gave the examples.
Such as
foo(x,y) {......;return}, foo1(x,y) {......return x}, foo2(x,y) {..... return x+y},
Long time no see. How's everyone doing? I'm fine.
When "Foo" is used as a funtion's or procedure's name, it doesn't have too much meaning.
One of my college programming professors liked to use "foo" as a function's name when he gave the examples.
Such as
foo(x,y) {......;return}, foo1(x,y) {......return x}, foo2(x,y) {..... return x+y},
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