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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
snafu /snaˈfuː, ˈsnafuː/ informal

▶noun a confused or chaotic state; a mess. ▶verb N. Amer. throw into chaos.

– origin 1940s: acronym from situation normal: all fouled (or fucked) up.

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