as in blunder
somewhat informal
a problem that makes a situation difficult or confusing
A major scheduling snafu led to two meetings starting at the same time.
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Recent Examples of snafu
Still, the rocket has faced its fair share of setbacks and snafus as the company moves to testing version 3 of the giant rocket.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
The employee testified that Ye forgave him for the snafu.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
United are now clever enough to use the second half of matches to avoid any snafus a slow first half put them in.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Well, The New York Times is reporting what actually happened behind the scenes that led to this snafu.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
The employee testified that Ye forgave him for the snafu.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
United are now clever enough to use the second half of matches to avoid any snafus a slow first half put them in.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Well, The New York Times is reporting what actually happened behind the scenes that led to this snafu.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snafu
Noun
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Matt Chapman hit a two-run triple in the third, one night after his baserunning blunder cost San Francisco, and Heliot Ramos added an RBI single against Painter.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Long before Bill de Blasio’s culinary blunder, RFK embarrassingly asked for a fork to eat a New York slice.—
Lincoln Anderson,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And it's allowed for a lot of mistakes.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, that décor mistake can inadvertently make a space feel cluttered.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Two throwing errors — one by right fielder Jake Fraley, the other by catcher Hunter Feduccia — helped the Cubs score two more runs before Boyle could escape.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Conforto settled for a two-run double with a third run scoring when Dansby Swanson raced home as the Rays committed two errors on the relay.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Snafu.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snafu. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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