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
Problems with the city’s rollout of the trash and Balboa Park parking programs didn’t help, and further built on City Hall’s history of operational snafus and policy blunders.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
With the wide use of Waymo across the country, there have been snafus that some customers have brought up through the years.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Still, the rocket has faced its fair share of setbacks and snafus as the company moves to testing version 3 of the giant rocket.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
The employee testified that Ye forgave him for the snafu.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
With the wide use of Waymo across the country, there have been snafus that some customers have brought up through the years.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Still, the rocket has faced its fair share of setbacks and snafus as the company moves to testing version 3 of the giant rocket.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
The employee testified that Ye forgave him for the snafu.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snafu
Noun
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Tunsil plummeted out of the top ten, falling all the way to the 13th pick, where the Miami Dolphins were the beneficiaries of his blunder.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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That such a blunder might be shrugged off and even celebrated, rather than shamefully shunted away, struck Schuch as a very American notion.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Unfortunately, admitting mistakes doesn’t come easily for many people.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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To avoid this big mistake, figure out in advance exactly how deep the hole should be, and be careful not to dig any deeper.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Following a throwing error that allowed Trevor Story to reach with two outs, Marcelo Mayer drove an RBI double the opposite way off the Green Monster to give the Red Sox their first lead of the series.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The surplus turned out to be a mirage, based on a $165 billion error in revenue estimates over four years.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Snafu.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snafu. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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