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baz: /baz/, n. 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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