°(vulgar) A chaotic mess that might be compared to group
sex, in which participants are so intertwined and intermingled that they might penetrate each other rather than their intended target. Its more precise usage describes a particular kind of
Catch-22, in which
multiple complicated problems mutually interfere with each other's solution. The looser usage, referring to any chaotic situation, probably prevails.
synonyms:
charlie foxtrot, cf, cluster foxtrot, fiasco
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, debacle, imbroglio, comedy of errors, snafu, dysfunctional, quagmire, trainwreck