as in blunders
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 snafus
On opening night there were technical snafus that included the sound and video being off-sync, underpowered microphones and camera issues.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
In other words, CEOs see only the best in the tech, far removed from the bugs, hallucinations, and other snafus workers who are doing the grunt work encounter daily.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The company refrained from revoking the macOS certificates immediately to prevent MacBook users from encountering technical snafus with Apple's notarization system.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 May 2026
Coachella usually hits a few visa snafus every year (this year, the English electronic artist Tourist had to cancel.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Now that it has been fully restored, keep your wooden cutting board in tip-top shape by avoiding these common snafus.
—Staff Author, Martha Stewart, 31 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
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
Amid communication snafus, some residents were incorrectly told their lights were back on.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
In other words, CEOs see only the best in the tech, far removed from the bugs, hallucinations, and other snafus workers who are doing the grunt work encounter daily.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The company refrained from revoking the macOS certificates immediately to prevent MacBook users from encountering technical snafus with Apple's notarization system.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 May 2026
Coachella usually hits a few visa snafus every year (this year, the English electronic artist Tourist had to cancel.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Now that it has been fully restored, keep your wooden cutting board in tip-top shape by avoiding these common snafus.
—Staff Author, Martha Stewart, 31 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
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
Amid communication snafus, some residents were incorrectly told their lights were back on.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snafus
Noun
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Nearly all of them are blunders, offenses or revelations about the people Collins has put in top positions in his House office, his campaign office or both.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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But blunders and poor rotations and missed rebounds piled up as the Sky allowed their highest point total of the season.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The agents weren’t focused on the early mistakes made in the case, however.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Bass acknowledged her mistakes during the campaign, said Gonzalez, a former head of the county Democratic Party.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The Monarchs banged out 10 hits, stole three bases and took advantage of nine walks, six errors, four hit batters and three wild pitches.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Pueblo County capitalized on the second of those errors with an insurance run in the fourth.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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“Snafus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snafus. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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