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Definition of a snafu

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Other terms relating to 'a mess':

Definitions include: a drunken event/night of epic proportions.
Definitions include: acronym for "God awful mess".
Definitions include: something extremely disorganized.
Definitions include: pig.
Definitions include: messy, trashy, or dilapidated.
Definitions include: good; well.
Definitions include: the noun senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit."
Definitions include: US Army phonetics for "CF", an acronym of cluster fuck.
Definitions include: to look disorderly, undesirable.
Definitions include: a police officer.
Definitions include: less common spelling of blivit.
Definitions include: a mess, a really bad situation.
Definitions include: to use one or more kludges (as described in the noun sense) to solve a problem.
Definitions include: a chaotic event.
Definitions include: of superior quality, excellent; "cool".

Other terms relating to 'a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate':

Definitions include: to accidentally press a button or key adjacent to the desired one, e.g. while typing on a keyboard or entering a phone number.
Definitions include: in agreement.
Definitions include: a mean person; "jerk"; "asshole".
Definitions include: to make something like ass.
Definitions include: disturbing.
Definitions include: to pester or annoy.
Definitions include: to make a sexually inappropriate gesture or statement.
Definitions include: coffee.
Definitions include: to arrive unexpectedly and uninvited, esp. to a social function such as a party or ceremony.
Definitions include: to severely injure (a person) or damage or ruin (a thing.)
Definitions include: acronym for "crossing the line", that is: inappropriate (offensive or insensitive in nature, overstepping social norms.)
Definitions include: a funny or silly person. Also goof-ball.
Definitions include: inappropriate or unacceptable.
Definitions include: to do something inappropriate.
Definitions include: the police.

Other terms relating to 'acronyms (list of)':

Definitions include: acronym for "Driving While Texting."
Definitions include: acronym for "I seem to recall".
Definitions include: acronym for "fucking Illinois bastard."
Definitions include: acronym for "I love you like a sister."
Definitions include: acronym for "in other words".
Definitions include: acronym for "none of your business."
Definitions include: acronym for "Central Nervous System - Quantity Not Sufficient", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
Definitions include: acronym for "re-tweet."
Definitions include: acronym of "original gangsta" meaning an older gangsta.
Definitions include: acronym for "real fucking rowdy".
Definitions include: "pound me in the ass" prison.
Definitions include: acronym for "got to go".
Definitions include: acronym for "alternate universe".
Definitions include: acronym of "personal problem."
Definitions include: acronym for "another bloody cathedral" or "another bloody church".

Other terms relating to 'military (related to)':

Definitions include: "military surplus".
Definitions include: fresh, deep, uncut snow.
Definitions include: soldiers.
Definitions include: acronym for "Joint Army [and] Navy fuck-up", i.e. a large mistake caused by both the Army and the Navy.
Definitions include: to kill, usually with a firearm.
Definitions include: a gay male who prefers young gay men.
Definitions include: a very late - or very early - time of the day.
Definitions include: acronym for "missing in action".
Definitions include: "a target has been injured or killed" or "a terrorist has been injured or killed."
Definitions include: "First Civilian Division."
Definitions include: acronym for "rear-echelon mother fucker".
Definitions include: "special operations".
Definitions include: military acronym for "fuck it, got my orders".
Definitions include: to vomit
Definitions include: "unsuccessful".

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Definitions include: to know.
Definitions include: acronym for "white male, Asian female", in reference to relationships consisting of a white male and an Asian female.
Definitions include: marijuana.
Definitions include: alternate spelling of kludge.
Definitions include: sadness or depression.
Definitions include: to waste time.
Definitions include: When you say "flat out" that means there should not be any questions or hesitations.
Definitions include: the area between boobs (breasts.)
Definitions include: weakling; wimp.
Definitions include: alternate spelling of "dude".

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