etymology - Researching the real origin of SNAFU - English …
"TARFU" was our embellishment on "snafu." Snafu, already in use all over the US and not only in the military, meant "Situation normal, all fucked up." You were supposed to say this with a resigned shrug of the shoulders, indicating that the submoronic people and junky devices you had to deal with would naturally fail.
Is using the word "snafu" instead of the word "problem" correct?
Feb 29, 2016 · SNAFU was invented for a comical writing piece from the 1940s, I think, that was making fun of the military's ineffectual methods and obsession with acronyms. SNAFU = Situation Normal: All Fucked Up. There was also TARFU and FUBAR, "Things Are Really Fucked Up" or "Totally And Royally Fucked Up" and "Fucked Up Beyond All Repair".
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Oct 4, 2015 · Here are some idioms related to making a mistake and paying the price for it: They may be what you're looking for