Definition of SNAFU

Examples of snafu in a Sentence

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But Buttigieg’s husband, Chasten, was a no-show after running into a transportation snafu. — Washington Post, "Official tells Florida Democrats to expect recount in 2020," 8 June 2019 Perhaps they were spooked by a lighting snafu that forced the company to re-start the show after a handful of lines. — Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, "Review: Dark & Stormy’s ‘Dry Powder’ is a one-trick pony that gallops haltingly," 7 June 2019 This wasn’t even the biggest snafu the pop star experienced during her stadium tour. — Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, "Taylor Swift Falls During Concert," 23 July 2018 The company offered a routine apology regarding the snafu, explaining that up to 1,500 apps built by 876 developers had access to these photos between September 13 to September 25. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "Facebook's Latest Leak Is a Timely Reminder That Your Data Is Snagged Even Before You Hit Publish," 14 Dec. 2018 The reason for the snafu stems from a bureaucratic jumble involving different airline contractors and a flight path that was filed dead wrong. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "A British Airways Flight From London to Germany Accidentally Landed in Scotland," 25 Mar. 2019 In typical fashion, Ms. Merkel dithered forcefully through several party elections, hinting that the snafu would be fixed at the expense of German auto makers, not taxpayers or car owners. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "The Lessons of ‘Dieselgate’," 4 Jan. 2019 Instagram users are lighting up the comment section of Khloé Kardashian's most recent photograph, and accusing the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star of a major Photoshop snafu. — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Internet Collectively Called Out Khloé Kardashian's Major Photoshop Fail," 1 Feb. 2019 Firms as big as Knight Capital Group have been brought down by computer snafus. — Liz Hoffman And Telis Demos, WSJ, "Wall Street Erases the Line Between Its Jocks and Nerds," 18 Aug. 2018

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