snafu
a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation: A ballot snafu in the election led to a recount.
an error or miscalculation, especially one leading to a confused or muddled situation:After some snafu deleted all my data files, I've finally managed to rebuild everything—I think!
Also sna·fued . in disorder; out of control; chaotic: What you’re proposing is a snafu scheme that simply won't work.
to throw into disorder; muddle: Losing his passport snafued the whole vacation.
Origin of snafu
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Opposites for snafu
1 | calm, organization, order, orderliness |
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How to use snafu in a sentence
The reasons include confusion about how the complex program works, IRS missteps, technical snafus and Treasury Department policy decisions that cut out large groups of people altogether.
Millions Still Haven’t Gotten Stimulus Checks, Including Many Who Need Them Most | by Lydia DePillis | October 30, 2020 | ProPublicaZuckerberg went AWOL from the opening statements because of a technical snafu that ended up delaying the hearing for a few minutes while the CEO tried to fix the problem.
4 key moments from the Senate’s showdown with Big Tech CEOs | Danielle Abril | October 28, 2020 | FortuneIt’s unclear, though, what caused the Apple live-stream snafu and whether or not it was deliberate.
Apple’s 5G iPhone debut didn’t go as planned in the world’s biggest 5G market | Grady McGregor | October 14, 2020 | FortuneIn summary, it seems like states are getting better at avoiding election snafus — and hopefully this means they will be minimal in November.
We’ve Had 56 Statewide Elections During The Pandemic. Here’s What We Learned From Them. | Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com) | October 1, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThat means extra work for Stadia developers who have to port their existing games to Stadia's environment, which can sometimes lead to apparent graphical snafus.
Amazon Luna servers will run Windows games directly on Nvidia T4 GPUs | Kyle Orland | September 25, 2020 | Ars Technica
When he was first incarcerated, he says some sort of paperwork snafu had him imprisoned under two different, but similar, names.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIt may either be a legal snafu or a general backlash that has led Lulu to make a major change to how the app operates.
He might be interested to know that Apple fired the manager responsible for the last major snafu the company encountered.
snafu—“situation normal: all f--ked up,” as soldiers used to say—was the default position for American policy.
The Grammys snafu, however, shows a certain lack of humility.
Justin Bieber Freaks Out Over Grammys, Feuds With the Black Keys | Marlow Stern | February 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEverything was in apple-pie order, except for the snafu in Arzachel, Crag thought bitterly.
First on the Moon | Jeff Sutton"We're not giving her a chance to snafu the works," Gotch said grimly.
First on the Moon | Jeff Sutton
British Dictionary definitions for snafu
/ (snæˈfuː) slang mainly military /
confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state
(postpositive) confused or muddled up, as usual
(tr) US and Canadian to throw into chaos
Origin of snafu
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