snafu

sna·fu

 (snă-fo͞o′) Slang

n. pl. sna·fus

A chaotic or confused situation.

adj.

In a state of confusion or chaos.

tr.v. sna·fued, sna·fu·ing, sna·fus

To make confused or chaotic.

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[s(ituation) n(ormal) a(ll) f(ucked) u(p).]

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snafu

(snæˈfuː) military

n

confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state

adj

(postpositive) confused or muddled up, as usual

vb, -fus, -fuing or -fued

(tr) US and Canadian to throw into chaos

[C20: from s(ituation) n(ormal): a(ll) f(ucked or ouled) u(p)]

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sna•fu

(snæˈfu, ˈsnæf u)

n., pl. -fus, n.

1. a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation.

adj.

2. in disorder; chaotic.

v.t.

3. to throw into disorder; muddle.

[1940–45, Amer.; s(ituation)n(ormal): a(ll)f(ucked)u(p); f(ouled)u(p)]

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snafu

Past participle: snafued
Gerund: snafuing

Imperative

snafu

snafu

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snafu - an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, pratfall, bloomer - an embarrassing mistake acronym - a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
Verb	1.	snafu - cause to be in a state of complete confusion embrangle, snarl up, snarl - make more complicated or confused through entanglements
Adj.	1.	snafu - snarled or stalled in complete confusion; "situation normal--all fucked-up" fucked-up disorganised, disorganized - lacking order or methodical arrangement or function; "a disorganized enterprise"; "a thousand pages of muddy and disorganized prose"; "she was too disorganized to be an agreeable roommate"

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snafu

noun

1. Slang. A ruinous state of disorder:

botch, foul-up, mess, muddle, shambles.

Informal: hash.

Slang: screwup.

2. Slang. A lack of order or regular arrangement:

chaos, clutter, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, mix-up, muddle, muss, scramble, topsy-turviness, tumble.

verb

1. Slang. To put into total disorder:

ball up, confuse, disorder, jumble, mess up, muddle, scramble, snarl.

Idiom: play havoc with.

2. Slang. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess:

ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil.

Informal: bollix up, muck up.

Slang: blow, goof up, louse up, screw up.

Idiom: make a muck of.

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Translations

hullunmyllysotku

bałaganburdelpotknięciewpadka

snafu

(US sl)

n → Schlamassel m (inf)

vt → total durcheinanderbringen

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snafu

[snæˈfuː] adj (Am) (fam) → incasinato/a

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