Omnishambles

/ˈɒmniˌʃæmbəlz/ noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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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