Snafu Edit Meaning

1.

One of a progression of military situational indicators:

1. SNAFU - Situation Normal, All Fucked Up - Thing are running normally.

2. TARFUN - Things Are Really Fucked Up Now - Houston, we have a problem.

3. FUBAR - Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition - Burn it to the ground and start over from scratch; it's totally destroyed.

This day started out SNAFU, but then my machine went all TARFUN. The place was totally FUBAR after that.

2.

Situation Normal All Fucked Up - phrase used to describe a less than desirable scenario when similar less than desirable scenarios seem to be the norm in the given environment. originated as a military phrase because soldiers report to superior officers using phrases like "situation normal"

guy1: Burger King messed up my order again today

guy2: SNAFU

3.

Military acronym:

Situation

Normal

All

Fucked

Up

Put in another bad situation

See LB

4.

Military jargon meaning: S.ituation N.ormal A.ll F.ucked U.p

Colonel Potter used this term in an episode of M*A*S*H*, "Typical supply house SNAFU."

See s.n.a.f.u., snafu

5.

Murphy's Law for the Military; acronym for Situation Normal, All Fucked Up

We planned the the latest mission for three days, but as usual it was a real snafu when it finally happened.

See Mike

6.

Situation normal all fucked up.

Today at work was a typical snafu.

See screwed up, messed up, murphy's law, wtf, fucked

7.

Situation Normal All Fucked Up

We had a little ticket snafu