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snafu en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of SNAFU.
   alt of SNAFU
   • There's plenty of time for dating later on—look at Janet Reno. Okay, don’t look at Janet Reno. However, assuming that you are seeking romance (and that a cigar is just a cigar), your best bet is to warn would-be companions of potential scheduling snafus ahead of time. 1998 March, Ellen Tien, “Love Q&A”, in Elizabeth Crow, editor, Mademoiselle, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 81, column 3:
   • Tesla’s first decade was plagued by unmet deadlines, technical snafus and cost overruns. 2021 December 13, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time Magazine, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2021:
2. (Internet) a satirical purposefully low-quality rendition of an internet meme

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fubar

Translations (7)

pl potknięcie (Translations) · es caos (Translations) · pl wpadka (Translations) · pl wtopa (Translations) · de Panne (Translations) · de Chaos (Translations) · pl obsuwa (Translations)

snafu en · VERB

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1. (slang) To screw up, fuck up, or foul up.
   • Generally I just catch the main event; but this night the prelims were snafued and the last bout was going on when I checked in. 1950: Backfire (dir. Vincent Sherman), at about 30m

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de verpatzen (screw up, fuck up, or foul up) · de versauen (screw up, fuck up, or foul up) · pl robić wtopę (screw up, fuck up, or foul up) · pl zrobić wtopę (screw up, fuck up, or foul up)

snafu en · X

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Meanings

1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of SNAFU.
   alt of SNAFU