snafu
noun/snæˈfuː/
/snæˈfuː/
[singular] (North American English, informal)- a situation in which nothing happens as planned
- It was another bureaucratic snafu.
Word Origin1940s: acronym from situation normal: all fouled (or fucked) up.Want to learn more?
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