"snafu" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-uk-snafu.ogg Forms: snafus [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} snafu (plural snafus)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of SNAFU Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: SNAFU Related terms: fubar Translations (Translations): Panne [feminine] (German), Chaos [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-snafu-en-noun-rT3QQFix

Phrase

Audio: En-uk-snafu.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} snafu
  1. Alternative letter-case form of SNAFU Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: SNAFU
    Sense id: en-snafu-en-phrase-rT3QQFix

Verb

Audio: En-uk-snafu.ogg Forms: snafus [present, singular, third-person], snafuing [participle, present], snafued [participle, past], snafued [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} snafu (third-person singular simple present snafus, present participle snafuing, simple past and past participle snafued)
  1. (military, slang) To screw up or foul up. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Military Translations (to screw up): verpatzen (German), versauen (German)
    Sense id: en-snafu-en-verb-Co~zvtCT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 29 44 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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