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Snafu
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- 1 snarled or stalled in complete confusion wordnet
- 1 A confused, muddled, or messed-up condition or state; a ridiculously chaotic situation; confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state.
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of SNAFU. alt-of
"There's plenty of time for dating later on—look at Janet Reno. Okay, don’t look at Janet Reno. However, assuming that you are seeking romance (and that a cigar is just a cigar), your best bet is to warn would-be companions of potential scheduling snafus ahead of time."
- 3 an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up wordnet
- 4 A major glitch or breakdown; a mistake or blunder.
"2007, Susan Glairon, Paperwork SNAFU, The Daily Times-Call, LongmontFYI Because of a paperwork snafu, he also hasn’t been able to get his Army discharge papers and is still listed as an active-duty soldier…"
- 1 Acronym of situation normal, all fucked up /situation normal, all fouled up. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, euphemistic, slang
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of SNAFU. alt-of
- 1 To screw up, fuck up, or foul up. slang
"Generally I just catch the main event; but this night the prelims were snafued and the last bout was going on when I checked in."
- 2 cause to be in a state of complete confusion wordnet
Etymology
The term was born during the Second World War as an acronym of the initials of the words situation normal, all fucked up, which summed up the chaos and confusion of the war from an individual soldier’s point of view.
The term was born during the Second World War as an acronym of the initials of the words situation normal, all fucked up, which summed up the chaos and confusion of the war from an individual soldier’s point of view.
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