Omnishambles
//ˈɒmniˌʃæmbəlz// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A situation that is bad or mismanaged in every way. UK, informal
"Between the car accident, the food poisoning and the lost keys, the holiday was an omnishambles."
Example
More examples"Between the car accident, the food poisoning and the lost keys, the holiday was an omnishambles."
Etymology
From omni- + shambles. Introduced by the television show The Thick of It in 2009.
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