foo-foo

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Definition von foo-foo im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A dish of boiled, mashed yams, plantain, or other starchy vegetables, common as food in equatorial Africa and the Caribbean. Sold in speciality stores in dry powdered or granulated form

Ezinma and her mother sat on a mat on the floor after their supper of yam foo-foo and bitter-leaf soup.

Relevante Übersetzungen

foo-foo juice

Aftershave or cologne

foo-foo juice

Hair tonic

foo

A metasyntactic variable used to represent an unspecified entity. If part of a series of such entities, it is often the first in the series, and followed immediately by bar

Suppose we have two objects, foo and bar.

foo

Also foo’. Representation of fool (foolish person)

foo dog

A Chinese guardian dog / lion statue that traditionally stands in front of Chinese imperial palaces, emperors' tombs, and government offices

foo dog

A Pekingese dog

foo dogs

plural form of foo dog

foo fighter

Any of various unidentified flying objects, as reported by Allied pilots during World War II

foo fighters

plural form of foo fighter

foo lion

A stylized lion / dog traditionally used in pairs to "guard" Chinese palaces, tombs etc

foo lions

plural form of foo lion

foo

are ya foolish enough to need this explanation?

foo

{i} general name used for indefinite items (i.e. computer files, programs etc.)

foo

bar

foo

(Bilgisayar) The terms foobar, foo, bar, and baz are sometimes used as placeholder names (also referred to as metasyntactic variables) in computer programming or computer-related documentation. They have been used to name entities such as variables, functions, and commands whose purpose is unimportant and serve only to demonstrate a concept. The words themselves have no meaning in this usage. Foobar is sometimes used alone; foo, bar, and baz are sometimes used in that order, when multiple entities are needed

Foo Fighters

famous American rock band

egg foo yong

omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or fish

foo

Algebraic place holder

foo

Also foo'. Representation of fool (foolish person), in a Mr. T accent

foo

Metasyntactic variable used to stand for some unspecified entity. Compare bar. See Also FUBAR

foo

What do foo and bar mean?

foo

A keyword that must appear literally (though without case sensitivity) Commas and slashes must also appear literally

foo

The first standard metasyntatic variable

foo

Forward Observation Officer, person assigned to direct artillery fire

foofoo

alternative spelling of foo-foo

Synonyme

choke-me

Etymologie

() Probably from African languages such as Lingala fufú