: a situation marked by errors or confusion : muddle
also
: an error causing such a situation
a scheduling snafu
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
Flyers on United Airlines flight 199 from Shanghai to Los Angeles were also impacted by the snafu due to the late arrival of the inbound aircraft.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
Matthews said she was stunned by the high-stakes snafu.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Apart from the account-creation snafu, nothing in my testing has dissuaded me from this idea.
—PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2025
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Trump and his allies have spent the week in defense mode over the snafu, largely waving it off as insignificant because the strikes on Yemen were deemed a success.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
Flyers on United Airlines flight 199 from Shanghai to Los Angeles were also impacted by the snafu due to the late arrival of the inbound aircraft.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
Matthews said she was stunned by the high-stakes snafu.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Apart from the account-creation snafu, nothing in my testing has dissuaded me from this idea.
—PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Snafu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snafu. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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