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Dumpster fire

//ˈdʌmpstɚˈfaɪəɹ// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A chaotic, unpleasant, unmanageable thing, situation, or person; a disaster. US, slang

    "As honeymoons go, this was a total dumpster fire."

  2. 2
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dumpster, fire.

    "The dumpster fire was ruled an arson."

Etymology

The figurative sense connotes that things that were already contemptible (as if trash) are now also even worse (as if aflame).

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