English Explanatory Dictionary

clusterfuck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong, often caused by communication failure, a complex environment, or incompetence.
  2. A sexual orgy.
verb
  1. To fuck (something) up, to make a total mess of.

Pronunciation

/ˈklʌs.təˌfʌk/ /ˈklʌs.tɚˌfʌk/ En-au-clusterfuck.ogg

Word forms

clusterfuck clusterfucks cluster fuck clusterfucking clusterfucked

Etymology

From cluster + fuck. Reportedly coined by Hippie poet Ed Sanders as Mongolian Cluster Fuck. First use appears c. 1965 in East Village Other.

Synonyms

car crash CF Charlie Foxtrot cluster clusterball comedy of errors debacle dumpster fire dysfunction fiasco FUBAR goatfuck goat rope gong show imbroglio omnishambles quagmire SNAFU train wreck

Related words

FUBAR rape fuck

Derived words

clusterbumble clusterbùrach clusterfuckery fustercluck
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