déjà fubar
n.— «Déjà fubar |˜dÄ zh ä ˈfoŘbär | noun…That sinking feeling that you’ve made this very same mistake before. Maybe even many times before.» —“Déjà fubar” by Andy Hunt Andy’s Blog Oct. 20, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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