Clusterfuck
/ˈklʌs.təˌfʌk/ noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong, often caused by communication failure, a complex environment, or incompetence. idiomatic, slang, vulgar
"[Colonel Meyers:] That's for sure. What's your assessment of this exercise? [Highway:] It's a cluster fuck."
- 2 A chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong wordnet
- 3 A sexual orgy. slang, uncommon, vulgar
Verb
- 1 To fuck (something) up, to make a total mess of. vulgar
Example
More examples""Any idea where the hell we're headed?" "Nah, but I'm sure it's gonna be a real clusterfuck like always.""
Etymology
From cluster + fuck. Reportedly coined by Hippie poet Ed Sanders as Mongolian Cluster Fuck. First use appears c. 1965 in East Village Other.