snafu

views updated May 21 2018

sna·fu / snaˈfoō/ inf. • n. a confused or chaotic state; a mess: an enormous amount of my time was devoted to untangling snafus.• adj. in utter confusion or chaos: our refrigeration plant is snafu.• v. [tr.] throw (a situation) into chaos: you ignored his orders and snafued everything.

snafu

views updated Jun 11 2018

snafu (snæˈfuː) Slang situation normal, all fouled (or fucked) up