Snafu Definition

snă-fo͝o
snafued, snafu, snafus
noun
snafus
A mix-up, mishap, mistake, etc.
Webster's New World
A chaotic or confused situation.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
In a state of confusion or chaos.
American Heritage
In characteristic disorder or confusion; mixed up as usual.
Webster's New World
verb
To throw into confusion.
Webster's New World
To make confused or chaotic.
American Heritage
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Snafu

Noun

Singular:
snafu
Plural:
snafus

Origin of Snafu

  • s(ituation) n(ormal) a(ll) f(ucked) u(p)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Snafu Sentence Examples

  • That server snafu really discombobulated my train of thought.

  • It almost happened in 2009 but for a technical snafu, but it's definitely coming in 2010.

  • This is due to a combination of extreme weather and server snafu which conspired to keep the latest issue from your screens.

  • Detective Norman Hunter had returned from his mountain fishing trip and was irate at the snafu that had occurred at the morgue in his absence.

  • Footage of the appearance soon made its way on the Internet, and before long, people were comparing the incident to the Mel Gibson snafu.

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Words Starting With

SSNSNA

Words Ending With

UFUAFU

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