: a situation marked by errors or confusion : muddle
also
: an error causing such a situation
a scheduling snafu
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2024
Team Canada star Matt Berger filmed himself, his teammates and their American counterparts cruising down the streets of Paris on their skateboards in order to get to practice after their bus snafu, according to video shared with PEOPLE.
—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
More so than forecasting precise scandals and snafus — though there were plenty of eerily predictive moments, including the woke-ification of daylight saving time — what Veep got right was the absurd tone of our fractured reality.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 23 July 2024
That’s the technical term for the court’s ultimate disposition of the case, officially released Thursday after an accidental posting snafu the day before.
—Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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Noun
Beck gave his dad a shout-out and explained that Campbell couldn’t be present due to a flight snafu.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2024
Team Canada star Matt Berger filmed himself, his teammates and their American counterparts cruising down the streets of Paris on their skateboards in order to get to practice after their bus snafu, according to video shared with PEOPLE.
—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
More so than forecasting precise scandals and snafus — though there were plenty of eerily predictive moments, including the woke-ification of daylight saving time — what Veep got right was the absurd tone of our fractured reality.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 23 July 2024
That’s the technical term for the court’s ultimate disposition of the case, officially released Thursday after an accidental posting snafu the day before.
—Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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“Snafu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snafu. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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