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Definition of snafu
: a situation marked by errors or confusion : muddle; also : an error causing such a situation a scheduling snafu
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Disappointingly, an electric snafu sidelined the Land Rover just days after its arrival.
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Jay Z later gets topical, touching on the Moonlight-La La Land snafu at the Oscars.
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But as Friday’s snafu showed, more work is badly needed.
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Palomar Health will pay Poway $300,000 to settle a lawsuit linked to a billing snafu in which the city charged Pomerado Hospital only a fraction of the water the facility used over a seven-year period.
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Some in the diabetic online community have speculated that a snafu at last year’s sessions contributed to this year’s zealous enforcement.
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The people who succeed in changing circumstances are the ones who aren't thrown by a snafu but rather see it as a challenge to their creativity.
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Ares, Diana and her motley crew of supporting characters encounter quite a few snafus along the way.
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There were no technical or human snafus -- other than Midler's elongated speech -- that marred previous awards shows this year, including the wrong winner announced at the Oscars and sound issues at the Grammys.
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Origin and Etymology of snafu
situation normal all fucked up (fouled up)
First Known Use of snafu
1942
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snafu
verb
sna·fu
Definition of snafu
transitive verb
: to bring into a state of confusion
First Known Use of snafu
1943
SNAFU Defined for English Language Learners
snafu
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noun
Definition of snafu for English Language Learners
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: a problem that makes a situation difficult or confusing
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