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Snafu: (Singular) Name Informal

The document defines the informal American and British English term "snafu" as a singular noun referring to a situation where nothing goes according to plan, often due to disorganization or confusion. It provides the example phrase "It was another bureaucratic snafu" to illustrate how the word is used.

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Snafu: (Singular) Name Informal

The document defines the informal American and British English term "snafu" as a singular noun referring to a situation where nothing goes according to plan, often due to disorganization or confusion. It provides the example phrase "It was another bureaucratic snafu" to illustrate how the word is used.

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Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 8th edition

Oxford University Press, 2010


snafu
BrE /snfu/
NAmE /snfu/
noun
[singular] (NAmE, informal)
a situation in which nothing happens as planned
It was another bureaucratic snafu.

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