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Snafu vs Blunder - What's the difference?

snafu | blunder |

As nouns the difference between snafu and blunder

is that snafu is a ridiculously chaotic situation while blunder is a clumsy or embarrassing mistake.

As an acronym SNAFU

is acronym of lang=en|status nominal all fucked up or acronym of lang=en|situation normal all fucked up fouled up.

As a verb blunder is

to make a clumsy or stupid mistake.

snafu

English

(wikipedia SNAFU)

Alternative forms

* snafu

Acronym

(Acronym) (head)
  • (military, slang, euphemism) (gloss)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A ridiculously chaotic situation.
  • A major glitch or breakdown.
  • * 2007, Susan Glairon, Paperwork SNAFU , The Daily Times-Call, LongmontFYI
    • Because of a paperwork snafu , he also hasn’t been able to get his Army discharge papers and is still listed as an active-duty soldier…

    Related terms

    * FUBAR

    See also

    * Article on a military training cartoon character: ).

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    blunder

    English

    (wikipedia blunder)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.

    • Synonyms

    * (error) blooper, boo-boo, error, faux pas, fluff, flub, fumble, gaffe, goof, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a clumsy or stupid mistake.
    • to blunder in preparing a medical prescription
  • To move blindly or clumsily.
  • * Goldsmith
    • I was never distinguished for address, and have often even blundered in making my bow.
  • * Dryden
    • blunders on, and staggers every pace
  • To cause to make a mistake.
  • * Ditton
    • To blunder an adversary.
  • To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.
  • * Stillingfleet
    • He blunders and confounds all these together.

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