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Noun: snafu  sna'foo
Usage: informal
  1. An acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up
    "The supply chain snafu left troops without proper equipment"
Adjective: snafu  sna'foo
Usage: informal
  1. Snarled or stalled in complete confusion
    "situation normal—all snafu";
Verb: snafu  sna'foo
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Cause to be in a state of complete confusion
    "The miscommunication snafued the entire operation"

Derived forms: snafued, snafus, snafuing

See also: disorganised [Brit], disorganized

Type of: bloomer [informal], blooper [N. Amer, informal], blue [Austral, NZ, informal], blunder, boner [N. Amer, informal], boob [Brit, informal], boo-boo [informal], botch, bungle, embrangle [archaic], flub [N. Amer, informal], foul-up [informal], goof [informal], pratfall [informal], snarl, snarl up

Encyclopedia: Snafu