as in blunder
somewhat informal
a problem that makes a situation difficult or confusing
A major scheduling snafu led to two meetings starting at the same time.
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Recent Examples of snafu
Several have recently implemented technology that could have avoided this snafu and others like it.
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 14 May 2025
But the shoe rules have still caused snafus, as when a Native American producer was turned away from the red carpet for wearing moccasins in 2022.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Our snafu echoes across continents and generations, an age-old problem with a newish name: the mental load.
—Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 12 May 2025
We all have been bedeviled at times by bureaucratic snafus (and snares), and so improvement is necessary.
—John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 14 May 2025
But the shoe rules have still caused snafus, as when a Native American producer was turned away from the red carpet for wearing moccasins in 2022.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Our snafu echoes across continents and generations, an age-old problem with a newish name: the mental load.
—Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 12 May 2025
We all have been bedeviled at times by bureaucratic snafus (and snares), and so improvement is necessary.
—John Baldoni, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snafu
Noun
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Viewers speculated whether this was a blunder, power play or something else.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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Many of the nation’s biggest military blunders occurred because there wasn’t enough diversity in the armed forces.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Maybe teams won’t make the mistake the Avalanche did and move Rantanen too soon.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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On one hand, speed always enables Chinese players to adapt faster and, if necessary, correct mistakes faster.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Only one major-league third baseman, the San Diego Padres’ Manny Machado, has more errors than Muncy’s eight through his first 49 games of the season.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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The poll of 1,136 Democrats carries a margin of error of plus or minus 2.89 percentage points.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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“Snafu.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snafu. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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