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clusterfuck.

A chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong, often caused by communication failure, a complex environment, or incompetence.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈklʌs.təˌfʌk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈklʌs.tɚˌfʌk/US
  1. A chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong, often caused by communication failure, a complex environment, or incompetence.

    idiomatic · slang · vulgar
  2. A sexual orgy.

    slang · uncommon · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From cluster + fuck. Reportedly coined by Hippie poet Ed Sanders as Mongolian Cluster Fuck. First attested in c. 1965 in East Village Other.

verb/ˈklʌs.təˌfʌk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈklʌs.tɚˌfʌk/US
  1. To fuck (something) up, to make a total mess of.

    idiomatic · slang · transitive · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From cluster + fuck. Reportedly coined by Hippie poet Ed Sanders as Mongolian Cluster Fuck. First attested in c. 1965 in East Village Other.

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