AFU

See also: afu and āfù

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

AFU (not comparable)

1. (vulgar) Initialism of all fucked up.

See also

• SNAFU
• FUBAR

Proper noun

AFU

1. (South Africa) Initialism of Asset Forfeiture Unit.
   • 2025 May 16, Stan Itshegetseng, “Afrikaner ‘Refugees’ Saga: Final Betrayal, Whiteness, Land, and the War on South Africa’s Sovereignty”, in African Times‎^[1]:

     But what of land obtained through historical fraud? Why has the AFU not moved decisively to investigate the origin of property titles, especially where the state was the original grantor or lessee?

Etymology 2

Calque of Ukrainian ЗСУ (ZSU).

Proper noun

AFU

1. Initialism of Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Synonyms

• ZSU

Translations

Armed Forces of Ukraine

• Belarusian: УСУ f pl (USU)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 烏軍 / 乌军 (Wūjūn)

• German: Ukrainische Streitkräfte f pl, Streitkräfte der Ukraine f pl
• Japanese: ウクライナ軍 (ウクライナぐん, Ukuraina gun)
• Korean: 우크라이나군 (Ukeuraina-gun)
• Russian: ВСУ (ru) f pl (VSU)
• Ukrainian: ЗСУ (uk) f pl (ZSU)

Anagrams

• UAF, UFA, Ufa, auf