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snafu

/ˈsnæfuː/

/ˈsnæfu/

Translations

snafunoun

snafus

/ˈsnæfuː/

/ˈsnæfu/

неразбериха

The project was delayed due to a snafu in the supply chain.

Проект был задержан из-за неразберихи в цепочке поставок.

Additional translations

Synonyms

snafuverb

snafued

Past Simple

snafued

Past Participle

snafuing

Gerund

/snæˈfuː/

/snæˈfu/

Used informally to mean 'to foul up; to bring into or become in a confused state'.

Synonyms

mess up

screw up

bungle

botch

foul up

muck up

flub

mishandle

mismanage

bungle up

snafuverb

snafued

Past Simple

snafued

Past Participle

snafuing

Gerund

Slang, chiefly US military; means to botch or foul up (transitive or intransitive).

Synonyms

screw up

mess up

foul up

cock up

bungle up

muff

snafuadjective

more snafu

Comp.

most snafu

Super.

/snæˈfuː/

/snæˈfu/

хаотический

The project turned into a snafu situation.

Проект превратился в хаотическую ситуацию.

Synonyms

snafuinterjection

Used as a stand-alone exclamation meaning ‘Situation normal: all fouled up’.

Synonyms

oh no

oh dear

Definitions

snafunoun

A situation marked by errors or confusion; a chaotic or problematic situation.

The project turned into a snafu when the team realized they had been working with outdated data.

snafuverb

(informal) To cause to become confused, disorganized, or bungled; to foul up.

A missing semicolon snafued the entire program.

snafuverb

To botch or foul up; to cause to become chaotic or confused.

They completely snafued the rollout by skipping the final quality checks.

snafuadjective

In a state of confusion or chaos; messed up or not functioning as intended.

After the sudden software crash, the entire billing system was totally snafu.

snafuinterjection

An exclamation indicating that a bad or confused situation is just the usual state of affairs.

Snafu! The supply truck took a wrong turn again.