snarl-upn.

Etymology: < verbal phrase to snarl up: see snarl v.¹ 2c, 3Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnarl-up.

colloquial.

A muddle, state of confusion; a mistake; a traffic jam; a blockage. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a state of confused disorder

feery-fary1535

puddle1587

bauchle1600

vertigo1702

whemmel1817

mull1821

mix-up1841

scrimmage1852

embroilment1856

hash-up1860

brangle1865

mucker1867

unplight1876

car wreck1877

mix1882

mess-up1902

stirabout1905

pot mess1914

boorach1928

balls-up1929

muck-up1930

balls1938

box1941

Chinese fire drill1943

snafu1943

foul-up1944

screw-up1950

snarl-up1960

tiswas1960

bumble-bath1965

clusterfuck1969

headfuck1983

car crash1992

katogo1994

dumpster fire2008

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [noun] > traffic jam

stop1625

stoppage1727

lock1834

block1861

pinch point1868

tie-up1889

traffic jam1891

traffic snarl1899

traffic snarl1933

traffic snarl-up1947

thrombosis1959

snarl-up1960

back-up1962

tailback1975

gridlock1980

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty or complexity > instance of > and confused

snarl1631

tangle1757

twaddle1785

an ill-favoured pirn1828

muddle1857

fankle1890

tie-up1906

snarl-up1960

1960 M. Phillips in Analog Sci. Fact & Fiction Nov. 24/1 Both courses..resulted in more snarl-ups. Reports that should have been sent in weeks before arrived too late; reports meant for the eyes of only one man were turned out in triplicate.

1962 J. Braine Life at Top xi. 152 There was going to be a huge snarl-up very soon.

1963 Daily Tel. 3 June 1/1 On what the AA described as ‘snarl-up Sunday’ there were queues of up to 19 miles on several major arteries.

1966 Musical Opinion Aug. 691/1 The main cause of the brouhaha about electronic instruments is a snarl-up in terminology.

1969 Daily Tel. 10 Jan. 1/2 Sixty-three people were injured and more than 100 vehicles smashed up as freezing fog gripped the M1 and M10 yesterday... The AA described it as ‘the worst snarl-up since the M1 opened’.

1974 Financial Times 15 Mar. 23/7 Small organisation snarl-ups, such as failing to get out the Speakers' Handbook in time.

1977 ‘E. Crispin’ Glimpses of Moon xi. 220 A helicopter..dipped to examine the snarl-up in the lane below.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	snarl-up
释义	snarl-upn. Etymology: < verbal phrase to snarl up: see snarl v.¹ 2c, 3Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnarl-up. colloquial. A muddle, state of confusion; a mistake; a traffic jam; a blockage. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a state of confused disorder feery-fary1535 puddle1587 bauchle1600 vertigo1702 whemmel1817 mull1821 mix-up1841 scrimmage1852 embroilment1856 hash-up1860 brangle1865 mucker1867 unplight1876 car wreck1877 mix1882 mess-up1902 stirabout1905 pot mess1914 boorach1928 balls-up1929 muck-up1930 balls1938 box1941 Chinese fire drill1943 snafu1943 foul-up1944 screw-up1950 snarl-up1960 tiswas1960 bumble-bath1965 clusterfuck1969 headfuck1983 car crash1992 katogo1994 dumpster fire2008 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [noun] > traffic jam stop1625 stoppage1727 lock1834 block1861 pinch point1868 tie-up1889 traffic jam1891 traffic snarl1899 traffic snarl1933 traffic snarl-up1947 thrombosis1959 snarl-up1960 back-up1962 tailback1975 gridlock1980 the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty or complexity > instance of > and confused snarl1631 tangle1757 twaddle1785 an ill-favoured pirn1828 muddle1857 fankle1890 tie-up1906 snarl-up1960 1960 M. Phillips in Analog Sci. Fact & Fiction Nov. 24/1 Both courses..resulted in more snarl-ups. Reports that should have been sent in weeks before arrived too late; reports meant for the eyes of only one man were turned out in triplicate. 1962 J. Braine Life at Top xi. 152 There was going to be a huge snarl-up very soon. 1963 Daily Tel. 3 June 1/1 On what the AA described as ‘snarl-up Sunday’ there were queues of up to 19 miles on several major arteries. 1966 Musical Opinion Aug. 691/1 The main cause of the brouhaha about electronic instruments is a snarl-up in terminology. 1969 Daily Tel. 10 Jan. 1/2 Sixty-three people were injured and more than 100 vehicles smashed up as freezing fog gripped the M1 and M10 yesterday... The AA described it as ‘the worst snarl-up since the M1 opened’. 1974 Financial Times 15 Mar. 23/7 Small organisation snarl-ups, such as failing to get out the Speakers' Handbook in time. 1977 ‘E. Crispin’ Glimpses of Moon xi. 220 A helicopter..dipped to examine the snarl-up in the lane below. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1960
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