as in blunders
somewhat informal
a problem that makes a situation difficult or confusing
A major scheduling snafu led to two meetings starting at the same time.
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Recent Examples of snafus
The company refrained from revoking the macOS certificates immediately to prevent MacBook users from encountering technical snafus with Apple's notarization system.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 May 2026
Coachella usually hits a few visa snafus every year (this year, the English electronic artist Tourist had to cancel.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Now that it has been fully restored, keep your wooden cutting board in tip-top shape by avoiding these common snafus.
—Staff Author, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
Problems with the city’s rollout of the trash and Balboa Park parking programs didn’t help, and further built on City Hall’s history of operational snafus and policy blunders.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
With the wide use of Waymo across the country, there have been snafus that some customers have brought up through the years.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 12 Mar. 2026
United are now clever enough to use the second half of matches to avoid any snafus a slow first half put them in.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Amid communication snafus, some residents were incorrectly told their lights were back on.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
That’s the best way to avoid any snafus.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 May 2026
Coachella usually hits a few visa snafus every year (this year, the English electronic artist Tourist had to cancel.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Now that it has been fully restored, keep your wooden cutting board in tip-top shape by avoiding these common snafus.
—Staff Author, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
Problems with the city’s rollout of the trash and Balboa Park parking programs didn’t help, and further built on City Hall’s history of operational snafus and policy blunders.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
With the wide use of Waymo across the country, there have been snafus that some customers have brought up through the years.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 12 Mar. 2026
United are now clever enough to use the second half of matches to avoid any snafus a slow first half put them in.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Amid communication snafus, some residents were incorrectly told their lights were back on.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
That’s the best way to avoid any snafus.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snafus
Noun
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For the game, for the third straight game, the Lakers made bunches of mistakes that became bunches of baskets, this time 17 blunders that became 30 Oklahoma City points.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Although the mom of four appeared to spend the rest of her night faux pas-free, she's had to handle sartorial blunders before.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
Noun
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In the report, the auditor general points out multiple concerning examples of mistakes in those summaries that could have a direct and negative impact on a patient’s subsequent care.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
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Sandwiched between those mistakes was a diving grab on a sinking line drive by Gorman in the sixth.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Its document generation tools guide founders through complex legal processes step by step, reducing errors and ensuring completeness.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Two incidents in January involved reversing errors, including backing into a wooden utility pole and hitting a curb while parking.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Snafus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snafus. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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