snafu

1. Alternative letter-case form of SNAFU.

plural snafus

1. Alternative letter-case form of SNAFU.

   Tesla’s first decade was plagued by unmet deadlines, technical snafus and cost overruns.

   2021 December 13, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time Magazine, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2021

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   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.

   1998 March, Ellen Tien, “Love Q&A”, in Elizabeth Crow, editor, Mademoiselle, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 81, column 3

2. Interneta satirical purposefully low-quality rendition of an internet meme

present singular third person snafus · participle present snafuing · participle past snafued · past snafued

1. slanggovernmentTo screw up, fuck up, or foul up.

   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.

   1950: Backfire (dir. Vincent Sherman), at about 30m

alternative snafu

1. abbreviationacronymeuphemisticslanggovernmentAcronym of situation normal, all fucked up /situation normal, all fouled up.

plural SNAFUs · alternative snafu

1. A confused, muddled, or messed-up condition or state; a ridiculously chaotic situation; confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state.
2. 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…