: a situation marked by errors or confusion : muddle
also
: an error causing such a situation
a scheduling snafu
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Matt Baker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Police radios in Contra Costa went silent last week, but a snafu kept police channels in Alameda County open to the public until Wednesday.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Politicians on both sides of the aisle are blaming each other for the shutdown and ensuing travel snafus.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Setup / First Impressions While the Ninja CREAMi is overall pretty intuitive, reading all the instructions can save you from any snafus later.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Napier’s tenure was also stained by one of the biggest snafus of the name, image and likeness era.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Police radios in Contra Costa went silent last week, but a snafu kept police channels in Alameda County open to the public until Wednesday.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Politicians on both sides of the aisle are blaming each other for the shutdown and ensuing travel snafus.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Setup / First Impressions While the Ninja CREAMi is overall pretty intuitive, reading all the instructions can save you from any snafus later.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snafu
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“Snafu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snafu. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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