SNAFU Meaning of SNAFU in English [ sna'fu: , '~: ]informal■ noun a confused or chaotic state; a mess. ■ verb N. Amer. throw into chaos.Origin1940s: acronym from situation normal: all fouled (or fucked) up . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004