SNAFU

Hgrove | 23:53 Fri 15th Oct 2004 | Phrases & Sayings

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Thanks a million to Ewood27. Now - what is the origin of SNAFU? Was it coined during WW2?

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Marsh

Situation Normal - All Fouled Up. Not "fouled", usually.

Marsh

Sorry, missed the date. http://www.toonopedia.com/snafu.htm has it as 1940's slang, so post-WW2

In IT speak, this stands for Server Node At Full Utilisation. Probably not in common currency until 1968.

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