# SNAFU

> English word · Phrase · IPA /snæˈfuː/ · frequency rank #50,806

## Definitions
1. Acronym of situation normal, all fucked up /situation normal, all fouled up.

## Etymology
The term was born during the Second World War as an acronym of the initials of the words situation normal, all fucked up, which summed up the chaos and confusion of the war from an individual soldier’s point of view.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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