"Charlie Foxtrot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Charlie Foxtrots [plural]
Etymology: From clusterfuck, abbreviated as CF and expressed in the NATO phonetic alphabet. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Charlie Foxtrot (plural Charlie Foxtrots)
  1. (military slang) Clusterfuck. Tags: slang Synonyms: CF Related terms: clusterfuck
    Sense id: en-Charlie_Foxtrot-en-noun-XfS~aNML Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Alternative forms

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