Definition of snafu

snafu

adjective

messed up as usual.
Well, that's typical, they're just snafu!
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Last edited on Feb 23 1998. Submitted by Wayne C. from San Mateo, CA, USA on Feb 23 1998.

noun

a mistake.
There was a little SNAFU with your car, Mrs. Reynolds.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate.
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Last edited on Jul 14 2004. Submitted by C.G. from Iowa, USA on Jul 14 2004.

notes

Acronym for "situation normal, all fucked up."
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Last edited on Feb 23 1998. Submitted by Wayne C. from San Mateo, CA, USA on Feb 23 1998.
Acronym for "simultaneous Navy / Army fuck-up."
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- See more words with the same meaning: military (related to).
Last edited on Sep 07 2006. Submitted by Mike S. on Sep 07 2006.

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gam	Definitions include: acronym for "God awful mess".
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piggy	Definitions include: pig.
hit	Definitions include: messy, trashy, or dilapidated.
horrorshow	Definitions include: good; well.
crap	Definitions include: the noun senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit."
Charlie Foxtrot	Definitions include: US Army phonetics for "CF", an acronym of cluster fuck.
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pig	Definitions include: a police officer.
blivet	Definitions include: less common spelling of blivit.
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green	Definitions include: in agreement.
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bug	Definitions include: to pester or annoy.
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goof	Definitions include: a funny or silly person. Also goof-ball.
out-of-bounds	Definitions include: inappropriate or unacceptable.
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ISTR	Definitions include: acronym for "I seem to recall".
FIB	Definitions include: acronym for "fucking Illinois bastard."
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IOW	Definitions include: acronym for "in other words".
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pow	Definitions include: fresh, deep, uncut snow.
boots on the ground	Definitions include: soldiers.
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smoke	Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm.
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