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- [sna-foo, snaf-oo]
- /snæˈfu, ˈsnæf u/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sna-foo, snaf-oo]
- /snæˈfu, ˈsnæf u/
Definitions of snafued word
- noun snafued a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation: A ballot snafu in the election led to a recount. Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up. Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm. 1
- adjective snafued in disorder; out of control; chaotic: a snafu scheme that simply won't work. 1
- verb with object snafued to throw into disorder; muddle: Losing his passport snafued the whole vacation. Synonyms: confuse, mess up, bungle. 1
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Origin of snafued
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
1940-45; s(ituation) n(ormal): a(ll) f(ucked) u(p); sometimes euphemistically construed as f(ouled) u(p)
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Parts of speech for Snafued
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
snafued popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
snafued usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for snafued
adj snafued
- beat-up — Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
- damaged — injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
- flawed — characterized by flaws; having imperfections: a flawed gem; a seriously flawed piece of work.
- flubbed — a blunder.
- glitched — a defect or malfunction in a machine or plan.
verb snafued
- backtalk — an impudent response; impudence.
- dizzy — having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.
- erred — Simple past tense and past participle of err.
- floundered — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- flub — a blunder.
adjective snafued
- dinged — to cause surface damage to; dent: Flying gravel had dinged the car's fenders.
noun snafued
- misprinted — Simple past tense and past participle of misprint.
- mistook — simple past tense of mistake.
Antonyms for snafued
verb snafued
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
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