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snafu

North American informal
Definition 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 everything

Origin:

1940s: acronym from situation normal: all fouled (or fucked) up

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