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What's your favourite word to describe a disasterous/ridiculous situation?

23 replies

StillMedusa · 18/11/2020 15:06

DD2 came home from work (nurse) and described her day as a clusterfuck...(and yes from the sounds of things it was indeed)
I think it's a great word.
Any better/others?

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tectonicplates · 18/11/2020 15:12

Omnishambles.

userxx · 18/11/2020 15:13

Clusterfuck for me too.

ChelseeDagger · 18/11/2020 15:15

Shitshow, I'm rather uncouth and lacking originality.

shitinmyhandsandclap · 18/11/2020 15:18

Shitshow here too

MrsTerryPratchett · 18/11/2020 15:18

I've always thought it's a shame we don't have a proper work like the Italians.

Che casino!

I think it comes from 'brothel' though so there's that.

I use shitshow.

ivfbeenbusy · 18/11/2020 15:33

FUBAR

F*%?cked Up Beyond All Recognition

AIMD · 18/11/2020 15:35

Shitstorm

merryhouse · 18/11/2020 15:36

fiasco

MrsTerryPratchett · 18/11/2020 19:14

Snafu is another good one!

1point21gigawatts · 18/11/2020 19:35

It's all gone CB, aka cunty-booby, aka arse over tit.

WildRosie · 18/11/2020 20:09

Two words but anyway: fucking farce. The alliteration and the emphasis delivered on the 'f' sounds really works well.

nancybotwinbloom · 18/11/2020 20:15

What does snafu stand for?

TheBitchOfTheVicar · 18/11/2020 20:18

@nancybotwinbloom

What does snafu stand for?
Situation normal: all fucked up!
Todaysanewday · 18/11/2020 20:31

Someone I used to work with would say pisspotacle. I'm sure it was a word she had totally made up 😂

StillMedusa · 18/11/2020 20:31

Grin I'm enjoying these!

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nancybotwinbloom · 18/11/2020 20:39

@TheBitchOfTheVicar I like that!

ShrikeAttack · 18/11/2020 20:44

Came to offer omnishambles but see I've been beaten to it!

jambeforeclottedcream · 18/11/2020 20:49

Ridiculous- Bonkers conkers

Disasterous- Clusterfuck or "god awful need wine"

deste · 18/11/2020 20:52

Nightmare.

MysweetAudrina · 18/11/2020 20:54

I came on to say cluster fuck. I use it at work quite often.

WitchesSpelleas · 18/11/2020 20:56

A royal cock-up.

cornishcarly · 18/11/2020 20:59

A fucking debacle.

I use that a lot.

Nackajory · 18/11/2020 21:02

Shitshow. Using it a lot atm.

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