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SNAFU

SNAFU is an acronym that is widely used to stand for the sarcastic expression "Situation normal: all fucked up". It is an example of military acronym slang. The phrase "all fucked up" is sometimes replaced with "all fouled up" or similar. It means that the situation is bad, but that this is a normal state of affairs. The acronym is believed to have…

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SNAFU

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related to Origin · 17
SNAFU → American Notes, Army, FUBAR, GIs, It, July, June, Last, Most, Oxford English Dictionary, Queries, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Rick Atkinson, September, The, The Kansas City Star, Time
related to External links · 13
SNAFU → Acronym Finder's SNAFU, C-47, Command Performance, January, MP3, Official, PrincipleInternet Archive, Private SNAFU, Spike Jones, The Home Front, The SNAFU Special, This, US Army Signal Corps
related to Further reading · 8
SNAFU → Definitive Guide, Ed, Grand Central Publishing, Helms, History's Greatest Screwups, ISBN, New York, Spanning
related to SUSFU · 7
SNAFU → American Notes, ANQ, It, Queries, September, Situation, SUSFU
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SNAFU → acronym that is widely used to stand for the sarcastic expression

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acronym used situation military also slang fucked origin army first expression new york normal example sometimes bad acronyms similar dictionary

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SNAFUis aacronym that is widely used to stand for the sarcastic expression0.90text
'screw up' or 'mess upinstance ofare a few acceptable substitutes0.80text
' but these do not have the emphasis value of the obscene equivalentinstance ofare a few acceptable substitutes0.80text
SNAFUrelated to External linksAcronym Finder's SNAFU0.60section
SNAFUrelated to External linksPrincipleInternet Archive0.60section
SNAFUrelated to External linksPrivate SNAFU0.60section
SNAFUrelated to External linksThe Home Front0.60section
SNAFUrelated to External linksThis0.60section
SNAFUrelated to External linksUS Army Signal Corps0.60section
SNAFUrelated to External linksThe SNAFU Special0.60section
SNAFUrelated to External linksOfficial0.60section
SNAFUrelated to External linksC-470.60section

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