snafu
noun
, ˈsna-ˌfü\
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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 Michigan First Congressional District: Democrats deal with administrative snafu in order to compete Who is the Republican? — Li Zhou, Vox, "Every August 7 primary election you should know about, briefly explained," 7 Aug. 2018 Further complications arose via construction costs, technical snafus with their online menu and wrangling with regulations set by the Bureau of Cannabis Control. — Graham Hacia, Billboard, "Records & Reefer: Amoeba Music's Flagship Store in Berkeley Opens Hi-Fidelity Pot Shop to Boost Business," 11 June 2018 Besides being one of the most popular memes in the world, Swaggy P is also no stranger to social media snafus. — Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, "Nick Young on Having Burner Accounts for Social Media: 'Nah, I Just Like to Get Hacked A Lot'," 30 May 2018 The problem and other bureaucratic snafus have impacted hundreds of other inmates. — Vince Cerasani, Chicago Reader, "Last week's Reader cover art was actually an intricate 3D paper cutout," 29 May 2018 The system, which went live at the beginning of the year, has been connected to other snafus. — Joshua Miller, BostonGlobe.com, "Forget what you thought about rooftop solar and consider these seven things instead," 11 Apr. 2018 Other snafus are focused on how that information is used once it’s in the U.S. Census Bureau’s filing cabinets. — Katy Steinmetz, Time, "The Debate Over a New Citizenship Question Isn't the First Census Fight. Here's Why the Count Is Controversial," 27 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'snafu.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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