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