: a situation marked by errors or confusion : muddle
also
: an error causing such a situation
a scheduling snafu
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Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 24 Dec. 2024
Companies have made efforts to source from other regions given the first tariff cycle and to remedy Covid supply chain snafus, but the risk remains.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Some demanding the child should be given back the PS5, which the Hornets agreed to do while issuing a public apology for the PR snafu.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Gelsinger, who had spent most of his career at Intel before serving as CEO as VMWare, returned to the troubled chipmaker in 2021 to try to turn the company around following production snafus.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Flashback: American isn't the only airline to have suffered holiday snafus.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 24 Dec. 2024
Companies have made efforts to source from other regions given the first tariff cycle and to remedy Covid supply chain snafus, but the risk remains.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Some demanding the child should be given back the PS5, which the Hornets agreed to do while issuing a public apology for the PR snafu.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Gelsinger, who had spent most of his career at Intel before serving as CEO as VMWare, returned to the troubled chipmaker in 2021 to try to turn the company around following production snafus.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Snafu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snafu. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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