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What does "snafu" mean? Are there any synonyms?
Jan 8, 2013 4:07 PM
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"snafu" means a state of confusion or chaos, a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation.
example - Losing his passport snafued the whole vacation.
SNAFU (a military slang) stands for the "situation normal: all f**ked up". It means that the situation is bad, but that this is a normal state of affairs.
Synonyms are -
blooper, blunder, confusion, difficult situation, mess up, bungle
January 8, 2013
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Snafu (slang)
As a noun, it means a confused or chaotic state; a mess.
As an adjective, it means in utter confusion.
Synonyms: mess, disorder, chaos, mix-up
thefreedictionary.com
January 8, 2013
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Snafu (noun) means "a delay caused by incompetence (lack of abilities)."
For example, it is a snafu when a foolish secretary deleted the presentation files and caused the meeting to start very late.
Synonyms can be 'delay', 'holdup' or 'hindrance.'
Snafu (verb) means to spoil or to cause a situation to be confused or delayed.
Example: The secretary snafued the business meeting when she deleted the presentation files.
[source: Encarta Dictionary]
January 8, 2013
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