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snafu

[sna-foo, snaf-oo] / snæˈfu, ˈsnæf u /


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Adrian recalls a snafu from the Munich Film Festival, but can’t quite remember the details.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

A snafu in updating beneficiary information is in the way.

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

In the end, it turned out to be a more mundane scheduling snafu.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

Jefferies analyst Randal Konik, in a note on Tuesday afternoon, also said the Get Low snafu marked a hit to Lululemon’s reputation.

From MarketWatch Jan. 21, 2026

I imagined the usual plots—a helicopter rescue, a tunnel, a paperwork snafu and mistaken release.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

When 100,000 visitors come to town and everybody expects to be treated like Somebody, even A-listers can get snafued.

From Time Magazine Archive

If the interpreter got really snafued, a red light would halt the trial.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cartoonist George Baker's crude, snafued Sad Sack, who had been syndicated to 60 civilian newspapers, was about to become a civilian himself.

From Time Magazine Archive

His haplessly snafued Sad Sack became the image of the downtrodden G.I. doomed to a perpetual losing battle with his own top sergeants.

From Time Magazine Archive

Detroit's auto-industry analysts estimated potential losses at $130 million, with 300,000 workers idled and production schedules snafued.

From Time Magazine Archive

By every device Nelson & Co. could conceive, the setup eliminates diffuse authority, parallel agencies, snafuing red tape, all other bureaucratic hindrances to efficient administration.

From Time Magazine Archive




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