SNAFU
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Snafu is an acronym that the United States armies first used. Civilians now use it, too. It means Situation Normal: All (Fucked/Fouled) Up. This refers to a situation that was occurring normally but then suddenly began to go wrong. For instance:
The general's visit this week-end went well until we hit a snafu. Everything went wrong after that.
Snafu is used mostly as a noun. It can also be used as a verb but usually in the passive sense. For instance, someone would say:
The general's visit this week-end went well until it snafued. Everything went wrong after that.
But they would probably not say:
The general's visit this week-end went well until we snafued it.
