SNAFU


Meaning of SNAFU in English

/sna fooh", snaf"ooh/ , n., adj., v., snafued, snafuing .

n.

1. a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation.

adj.

2. in disorder; out of control; chaotic.

v.t.

3. to throw into disorder; muddle.

[ 1940-45; s ( ituation ) n ( ormal ): a ( ll ) f ( ucked ) u ( p ); sometimes euphemistically construed as f ( ouled ) u ( p ) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .