What does "snafu" stand for?

Answer 1

SNAFU" is an acronym meaning things are in a mess – as normal. The most commonly accepted rendering is "Situation Normal: All Fucked Up". In modern usage, this rendering is commonly used, as is a "snafu" referring to an otherwise normal situation that suddenly went awry. The acronym is believed to have originated in the US Army during World War II when Don Taylor and Dominick Trapasso of the 160th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard at Camp San Luis Obispo, California in April 1941 practiced sending encoded radio messages.[1] It is also the name of a cartoon United States Army training video as well as the main character, Private Snafu, in the video. SNAFU's meaning was later modified to "Situation Normal, All Fouled Up" for more polite conversation. There are a number of slang army acronyms that are similar to SNAFU. They include:

SNAFU - Situation Normal: All Fucked Up.
SUSFU - Situation Unchanged, Still Fucked Up.
FUMTU - Fucked Up More Than Usual.
FUBB - Fucked Up Beyond Belief.
TARFU - Things Are Really Fucked Up.
TOFU - Things Ordinary: Fucked Up.
GFU - General **** Up.
SAMFU - Self Adjusting Military **** Up.
BOHICA - Bend over, here it comes again.
TUIFU - The Ultimate In **** Ups.
FUBAR - Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair/Reason/Redemption.
FUGAZI - Fucked Up, Got Ambushed, Zipped In; Refers to out-of-control situation such as a chaotic jungle warfare combat environment
JANFU - Joint Army/Navy ****-Up; apparently used by British troops in WWII.
JAAFU or JAAFFU - Joint Army-Air Force ****-Up; the use of JANFU combined with a radical increase in joint-forces operations since 1989, has led to the rare but increasing use of JAAFU/JAAFFU.
DILLIGAF/DILLIGAS - Do I Look Like I Give A ****/****? Interogative form of, "(It) don't mean nothing." Both often heard in Vietnam.
TINS - This Is No ****! Often seen in veterans' forums.
MUBAR - Mash up beyond all recognition. Refers to being proper mash up.
SMUBAR - Semi mash up beyond all recognition. Not quite MUBAR but well on the way.
BOYC - Bitches, obey your commander! (Or "Balls on your chin")
YUCATAN - You're Under Certain Annihilation Throw A Nuke!
Note: In situations where 'fucked' is inappropriate, it is often replaced with 'fouled'

Electronics engineers say that SNAFU and FUBAR were used before the war by repairmen sent out to repair telephone booths. They had to report the situation at arrival to the scene, often on a very bad line, so they developed these acronyms to make themselves understood.

Snafu is also used in the Illuminatus trilogy and in the Private Snafu series of World War II animated cartoons

Answer 2

Originally, Situation Normal: All F*#$%ed Up
but it has been cleaned to Fouled Up.

It was started by the WWII Seabees in the Pacific around 1941-42.

Answer 3

Situation Normal: All Fouled Up

Answer 4

There are several meanings: "Situation Normal All Fouled Up" matches the Acronym. In other words, things are in a mess and that is normal.

The is also the name of a 1980's game, as well as the name of a mutant gene.

Answer 5

"SNAFU" is an acronym meaning things are in a mess – as normal. The most commonly accepted rendering is "Situation Normal: All Fucked Up". ... commonly used, as is a "snafu" referring to an otherwise normal situation ...

Answer 6

Situation Normal, All Fouled Up

Answer 7

Situation Normal All F***ed Up

Answer 8

Situatio Normal All F***ed Up

Answer 9

Situation Normal All Fouled UP (obviously there is a substitute for "fouled")

Answer 10

"Situation Normal All F***ed Up"