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The Infamous Black Bird Southern Oregon History, Revised


Snafu
Who says nothing worthwhile was accomplished during World War II? Viz:

fubar: fucked-up beyond all recognition
fubb: fucked up beyond belief 
fubid: fuck you buddy, I'm detached (that is, not under your command) 
figmo: fuck it, I got my orders
fubah: fucked up beyond all help
fubio: fuck you buddy, I'm out
fujigmo: fuck you, Jack, I got my orders
fumtu: fucked up more than usual
gfu: general fuck-up
jacfu: joint American-communist fuck-up (Cold War variation)
janfu: joint Army-Navy fuck-up 
mfu: military fuck-up (1939 British [Partridge])
nabu: nonadjusting ball-up
samfu: self-adjusting military fuck-up
sapfu: surpassing all previous fuck-ups 
snafu: situation normal, all fucked-up (1940 British [Partridge])
snefu: situation normal everything fucked up
susfu: situation unchanged: still fucked-up 
tarfu: things are really fucked up 
tuifu: the ultimate in fuck-ups 
weft: wrong every fucking time 
woftam: waste of fucking time and money 

The last two look more like Vietnam than WWII slang.


  
Last revised May 9, 2026