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Snafu vs Quagmire - What's the difference?

snafu | quagmire |

As nouns the difference between snafu and quagmire

is that snafu is a ridiculously chaotic situation while quagmire is a swampy, soggy area of ground.

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.

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: ).

    Anagrams

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    quagmire

    English

    (wikipedia quagmire)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A swampy, soggy area of ground.
    • ''That quagmire regularly 'swallows' caught-up hikers' boots
  • (figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.
    • The paperwork got lost in a quagmire of bureaucracy.
    ''Those election results are a quagmire for any coalition except one of national union

    Synonyms

    * bog, marsh (land), mire, quag

    References

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