snafu

noun

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sna·fu | \ sna-ˈfü

, ˈsna-ˌfü \

Definition of snafu

(Entry 1 of 3)

: a situation marked by errors or confusion : muddle also : an error causing such a situation a scheduling snafu

snafu

adjective

Definition of snafu (Entry 2 of 3)

: snarled or stalled in confusion : awry

snafu

verb

snafued; snafuing; snafus

Definition of snafu (Entry 3 of 3)

transitive verb

: to bring into a state of confusion

Examples of snafu in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Blockchain snafu aside, lavish parties were thrown left and right in the best traditions of the nouveau riche. — Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 3 May 2022 Achieving perfection takes a lot of work and according to Stylez, there was a little snafu along the way. — Emerald Elitou, Essence, 3 May 2022 Along the way, Dawson also had to deal with a lab snafu. — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2022 Also Monday morning, Frontier picked the worst time to have a temporary operational snafu. — Andy Meek, BGR, 7 Feb. 2022 The snafu, the latest in a series at Mann-Grandstaff, heightened Spokane medical staff members’ frustration with a system that has been problematic since it was installed a year and a half ago. — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2022 No, this is, this was a pretty serious snafu with the Cleveland municipal courts, new public website for, for nearly an hour, between 11:00 AM and 12:00 PM. — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 8 Apr. 2022 Her challenges are built not from dramatic developments but from the compounding burdens of relatively minor setbacks — a housing snafu, a disappointing practice, a keen bout of homesickness. — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2022 But that still doesn’t explain the random and frankly bizarre Photoshop snafu that she recently got caught making: editing her daughter, True, into pictures of her nieces at Disneyland. — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 13 Apr. 2022 See More

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