Snafu (Noun)

Meaning

An acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Usages

  • Initialism

Examples

  • The entire operation was a snafu from start to finish, with communication breakdowns and equipment failures at every turn.
  • After a week of planning, the mission was already a snafu, with the team leader calling in sick and the transport vehicle breaking down.
  • The new recruit was thrown into a snafu on his first day, with conflicting orders and a chaotic chain of command.
  • The supply chain was a snafu, with crates of vital equipment going missing or being delivered to the wrong location.
  • The battle plan quickly devolved into a snafu, with units getting lost and commanders losing contact with each other.

Hypernyms

  • Pratfall
  • Foul-up
  • Fuckup
  • Boo-boo
  • Bungle
  • Boner
  • Flub
  • Botch
  • Bloomer
  • Blooper

Related Words

  • Snafu (verb)
  • Snafu (adjective)
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