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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.
[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
Present
I snafu
you snafu
he/she/it snafues
we snafu
you snafu
they snafu
Preterite
I snafued
you snafued
he/she/it snafued
we snafued
you snafued
they snafued
Present Continuous
I am snafuing
you are snafuing
he/she/it is snafuing
we are snafuing
you are snafuing
they are snafuing
Present Perfect
I have snafued
you have snafued
he/she/it has snafued
we have snafued
you have snafued
they have snafued
Past Continuous
I was snafuing
you were snafuing
he/she/it was snafuing
we were snafuing
you were snafuing
they were snafuing
Past Perfect
I had snafued
you had snafued
he/she/it had snafued
we had snafued
you had snafued
they had snafued
Future
I will snafu
you will snafu
he/she/it will snafu
we will snafu
you will snafu
they will snafu
Future Perfect
I will have snafued
you will have snafued
he/she/it will have snafued
we will have snafued
you will have snafued
they will have snafued
Future Continuous
I will be snafuing
you will be snafuing
he/she/it will be snafuing
we will be snafuing
you will be snafuing
they will be snafuing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been snafuing
you have been snafuing
he/she/it has been snafuing
we have been snafuing
you have been snafuing
they have been snafuing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been snafuing
you will have been snafuing
he/she/it will have been snafuing
we will have been snafuing
you will have been snafuing
they will have been snafuing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been snafuing
you had been snafuing
he/she/it had been snafuing
we had been snafuing
you had been snafuing
they had been snafuing
Conditional
I would snafu
you would snafu
he/she/it would snafu
we would snafu
you would snafu
they would snafu
Past Conditional
I would have snafued
you would have snafued
he/she/it would have snafued
we would have snafued
you would have snafued
they would have snafued
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.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
Verb1.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

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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