Fizzle and Snafu

Fizzle

Fizzle noun - A falling short of one's goals.

Snafu and fizzle are semantically related. (North American) In some cases you can use "Snafu" instead a noun "Fizzle".

Nearby Words: fizz, fizzled, fizzling

Snafu

Snafu noun - An acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up.
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Fizzle and snafu are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Fizzle" with "Snafu", this nouns are similar.
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