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Word: Snafu
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1940s: acronym from situation normal: all fouled (or fucked) up
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
snaˈfuː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a confused or chaotic state; a mess
Short Definition:confused or chaotic state
Examples:- an enormous amount of my time was devoted to untangling snafus
Word: Snafu
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
snaˈfuː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
in utter confusion or chaos
Short Definition:in utter confusion or chaos
Examples:- our refrigeration plant is snafu
Word: Snafu
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
snaˈfuː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
throw (a situation) into chaos
Short Definition:throw situation into chaos
Examples:- you ignored his orders and snafued everything
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