Definitions for SNAFU

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SNAFU sna·fu

Spelling: [sna-foo, snaf-oo]

IPA: /snæˈfu, ˈsnæf u/

Snafu is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 52 anagrams from letters in SNAFU (afnsu).

Definitions for SNAFU

noun

1. a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation: Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up. Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.

adjective

1. in disorder; out of control; chaotic:

verb (used with object)

1. to throw into disorder; muddle: Synonyms: confuse, mess up, bungle.

Origin of SNAFU

1940-45; s(ituation) n(ormal): a(ll) f(ucked) u(p); sometimes euphemistically construed as f(ouled) u(p)

Examples for SNAFU

snafu—“situation normal: all f--ked up,” as soldiers used to say—was the default position for American policy.

So is this snafu an image problem, or is the real problem the reality behind the curtain—a curtain that needed to be pulled back?

Everything was in apple-pie order, except for the snafu in Arzachel, Crag thought bitterly.

"We're not giving her a chance to snafu the works," Gotch said grimly.