snafuPronunciation: /snaˈfuː, ˈsnafuː/ North American informalDefinition of snafu noun a confused or chaotic state; a mess:an enormous amount of my time was devoted to untangling snafus adjective in utter confusion or chaos:our refrigeration plant is snafu verb [with object] throw (a situation) into chaos:you ignored his orders and snafued everythingOrigin: 1940s: acronym from situation normal: all fouled (or fucked) upsnafu in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of snafu in the US English dictionary
