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- Dictionarysna·fu/snaˈfo͞o/
noun
- 1. a confused or chaotic state; a mess: "an enormous amount of my time was devoted to untangling snafus"
adjective
- 1. in utter confusion or chaos: "our refrigeration plant is snafu"
verb
- 1. throw (a situation) into chaos: "you ignored his orders and snafued everything"
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The meaning of SNAFU is a situation marked by errors or confusion : muddle; also : an error causing such a situation. How to use snafu in a sentence.
SNAFU. Private Snafu was a series of instructional cartoons devised by Frank Capra and produced by Warner Brothers animators such as Chuck Jones for the US Army during World War II. SNAFU is an acronym that is widely used to stand for the sarcastic expression Situation normal: all fucked up.
SNAFU is an informal US term for a situation in which nothing has happened as planned and everything goes wrong. Learn more about its origin, usage and synonyms from Cambridge Dictionary.
SNAFU is a military acronym for situation normal: all f--ked up, meaning a chaotic or confused situation. It can also be used as a noun, adjective, or verb to describe or cause disorder or confusion.
A snafu is an obstacle or glitch that keeps you from accomplishing something. We hoped to get to the campsite before sundown, but due to several snafus along the way, including a run-in with a bear, we didn't set up camp until midnight.
SNAFU is an informal US term for a situation in which nothing has happened as planned and everything goes wrong. Learn how to use it in sentences, see related words and phrases, and find translations in Chinese and other languages.
SNAFU is a slang term for a situation that is disorderly or disorganized and that is usually like this. It is often used in military contexts and can be a noun, adjective or verb.
