Snafu (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation: A ballot snafu in the election led to a recount.
  2. an error or miscalculation, especially one leading to a confused or muddled situation:After some snafu deleted all my data files, I've finally managed to rebuild everything—I think!
adjective
  1. in disorder; out of control; chaotic: What you’re proposing is a snafu scheme that simply won't work.
verb (used with object), sna·fued, sna·fu·ing.
  1. to throw into disorder; muddle: Losing his passport snafued the whole vacation.
noun
  1. confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state
adjective
  1. confused or muddled up, as usual
verb -fus, -fuing or -fued
  1. to throw into chaos
Snafu (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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