: a situation marked by errors or confusion : muddle
also
: an error causing such a situation
a scheduling snafu
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Dave Quinn, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The seat snafu has been the only speed bump so far for the Falcons and Judon.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
The fumbled token launch, then, is the latest in a series of mishaps and snafus to befall the World Liberty Financial project.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2024
In one snafu, Boring workers dug too close to a pillar for the Las Vegas monorail, and the convention center authority had to briefly shut the monorail down while determining whether the pillar had become unstable.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Noun
While sitting down with Hoda Kotb on the NBC news series for a wide-ranging live interview on Tuesday, Nov. 19 to promote her new memoir, the 78-year-old music icon dropped the F-word, leaving the studio murmuring and Kotb quickly trying to make light of the swear word snafu.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The seat snafu has been the only speed bump so far for the Falcons and Judon.
—Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
The fumbled token launch, then, is the latest in a series of mishaps and snafus to befall the World Liberty Financial project.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2024
In one snafu, Boring workers dug too close to a pillar for the Las Vegas monorail, and the convention center authority had to briefly shut the monorail down while determining whether the pillar had become unstable.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Snafu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snafu. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.
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