snafu

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− Dense dialogue makes the story and characters difficult to get into, and the caption / subtitle snafu is embarrassing.

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  1. noun A chaotic or confused situation.
  2. adjective In a state of confusion or chaos.
  3. transitive verb To make confused or chaotic.

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  • 'Idolatry': Alexis Grace on Simon's 'Jolene' snafu, her secret guitar talent, and more Idolatry 2009 —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • 'Idolatry': Alexis Grace on Simon's 'Jolene' snafu, her secret guitar talent, and more —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Before the first missed homework assignment or administrative snafu, aspirations were lofty. —  The Buffalo News: Home
  • Mr. Kingsley offers this curious reason for the snafu: —  Tammy Bruce
  • The backstory: Because of a scheduling snafu, our magazines got back to us a day later from the printer than we'd been planning on, and this sent the publisher and the editor on the road to deliver the April 2009 edition to several of the stops on the Waynesboro route. —  Augusta Free Press
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  1. s(ituation) n(ormal) a(ll) f(ucked) u(p).
 

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