snafu
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈsnæfu/
- Slang
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- The event turned into a complete snafu when the caterer forgot to bring the food.
- a bureaucratic snafu
- a scheduling snafu
- a minor snafu
Doctor JA, can you please give us some insight into China's recent space station snafu?
- Doctor JA, can you please give us some insight into China's recent space station snafu?
- And nobody else was requesting this book, but there was kind of a snafu and things got mixed up in terms of my courtesy appointment.
- And then on the last day getting back, I had not, I had made some mistake and there was a a snafu with transportation.
- Since we're on the topic, will anyone at Secret Service be held accountable for the major snafu and Trump's attempted assassinations, Plural?
Examples
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I've been briefed on yesterday's snafu.
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This is just one snafu in 1,000 that we have right now.
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A little snafu at the train station.
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It's a little snafu, okay?
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A little snafu now and then kind of makes us feel human.
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The bottom line for Apple in this particular snafu is... well, its bottom line.
Blog text (2) -
Let's forget that little snafu in the parking lot ever happened.
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Okay, gentlemen, what we have here is a minor, how you say, a minor snafu.
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And unfortunately, due to some snafu with the Post Office, it was not well publicized.
Blog text (23) -
After today's little subway snafu, I just wanted to assure the public there will be no more embarrassing mishaps.
Synonyms
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1.0
A situation in which things are untidy and confused
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3.3
A mistake that happens when someone confuses one thing with another
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6.5
A problem that happens because of a big mistake and spoils plans
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9.9
A situation that is very messy and badly managed
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5.0
A confused, disorganized situation where things are not in order
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5.1
A situation that is badly organized and full of mistakes
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7.7
A confused, complicated situation that is hard to understand
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9.9
A small problem that causes confusion or delay
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8.4
A very large, messy situation that is hard to fix
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9.9
A confusing, chaotic situation with many mixed-up parts
A state of confusion where things are unclear or messy
A confused, messy situation when plans go wrong
A confused, messy situation where plans go wrong
A confused mixture of things that makes a mess
A situation that is very messy and badly managed
A very bad, chaotic situation used as rude slang
A chaotic rushed situation that happens because of poor planning
A sudden violent crowd event that causes confusion and danger
Antonyms
How Chaotic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Snafu comes from a World War II US military acronym SNAFU from the phrase 'Situation Normal: All Fouled Up', a polite form of a cruder saying. The idea was that things being a mess was 'normal', so snafu means a chaotic or mixed-up situation.