snafu

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snafu

1. Alternative letter-case form of SNAFU.

snafu (plural snafus)

1. Alternative letter-case form of SNAFU.
   • 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:

     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.

   • 2021 December 13, Molly Ball, Jeffrey Kluger, Alejandro de la Garza, “Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021”, in Time Magazine‎^[1]:

     Tesla’s first decade was plagued by unmet deadlines, technical snafus and cost overruns.

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snafu (third-person singular simple present snafus, present participle snafuing, simple past and past participle snafued)

1. (military, slang) To screw up, fuck up, or foul up.

• Fusan, fauns, saunf