Flarp

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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  flarp /flarp/ n. [Rutgers University] Yet another {metasyntactic
     variable} (see {foo}). Among those who use it, it is associated with a
     legend that any program not containing the word `flarp' somewhere will
     not work. The legend is discreetly silent on the reliability of programs
     which _do_ contain the magic word.
  


  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  flarp
       
          /flarp/ [Rutgers University] Yet another {metasyntactic
          variable} (see {foo}).  Among those who use it, it is
          associated with a legend that any program not containing the
          word "flarp" somewhere will not work.  The legend is
          discreetly silent on the reliability of programs which *do*
          contain the magic word.
       
          [{Jargon File}]