Associations to the word «Snafu»

Wiktionary

SNAFU, acronym. (military) (slang) (euphemism) Acronym of status nominal all fucked up. or Acronym of situation normal all fucked up. (fouled up)
SNAFU, noun. A ridiculously chaotic situation.
SNAFU, noun. A major glitch or breakdown.
SNAFU, acronym. Alternative letter-case form of SNAFU
SNAFU, noun. Alternative form of SNAFU

Dictionary definition

SNAFU, noun. An acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up.
SNAFU, verb. Cause to be in a state of complete confusion.
SNAFU, adjective. Snarled or stalled in complete confusion; "situation normal--all fucked-up".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats