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snafu

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sna⋅fu

  [sna-foo, snaf-oo] noun, adjective, verb, -fued, -fu⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation.
–adjective
2. in disorder; out of control; chaotic.
–verb (used with object)
3. to throw into disorder; muddle.
Origin:
1940–45; s(ituation) n(ormal): a(ll) f(ucked) u(p); sometimes euphemistically construed as f(ouled) u(p)
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sna·fu   (snā-fōō')   
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).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
snafu

  1. situation normal all fouled up

  2. situation normal all fucked up

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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