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/baz/ , n. 1. [common] The third metasyntactic variable Suppose we have
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three functions: FOO, BAR, and BAZ. FOO calls BAR, which calls BAZ.... (See
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also fum ) 2. interj. A term of mild annoyance. In this usage the term is
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often drawn out for 2 or 3 seconds, producing an effect not unlike the
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bleating of a sheep; /baaaaaaz/. 3. Occasionally appended to foo to produce
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foobaz. Earlier versions of this lexicon derived baz as a Stanford
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corruption of bar. However, Pete Samson (compiler of the TMRC lexicon)
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reports it was already current when he joined TMRC in 1958. He says It came
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from Pogo. Albert the Alligator, when vexed or outraged, would shout Bazz
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Fazz! or Rowrbazzle! The club layout was said to model the (mythical) New
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England counties of Rowrfolk and Bassex (Rowrbazzle mingled with
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(Norfolk/Suffolk/Middlesex/Essex).
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