"clusterfuck" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklʌs.təˌfʌk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈklʌs.tɚˌfʌk/ [US] Audio: En-au-clusterfuck.ogg [Australia] Forms: clusterfucks [plural]
Etymology: From cluster + fuck. Reportedly coined in the 1960s by Hippie poet Ed Sanders as Mongolian Cluster Fuck. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cluster|fuck}} cluster + fuck Head templates: {{en-noun}} clusterfuck (plural clusterfucks)
  1. (slang, vulgar) A chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong, often caused by communication failure, a complex environment, or incompetence. Tags: slang, vulgar Derived forms: fustercluck, clusterbumble, clusterbùrach Translations (chaotic situation): kaotisk situation [common-gender] (Danish), teringzooi [masculine] (Dutch), härdelli (Finnish), bordel [masculine] (French), merdier (French), caillon [masculine] (French), foutoir [masculine] (French), burdel [masculine] (Polish), chujnia [feminine, vulgar] (Polish), rozpierducha [feminine, vulgar] (Polish), sraka [feminine, vulgar] (Polish), pierdolnia [feminine, vulgar] (Polish), jebutnia [feminine, vulgar] (Polish), pierdolnik [masculine] (Polish), przypał [masculine] (Polish), bordel [masculine] (Portuguese), zona (Portuguese), по́лная жо́па (pólnaja žópa) [feminine] (Russian), пизде́ц (pizdéc) [masculine] (Russian), барда́к (bardák) [masculine] (Russian), kaotična situacija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), zajebancija [feminine, vulgar] (Serbo-Croatian), zajeb [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), кластерфак (klasterfak) [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), klasterfak [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), buirdiellu (Sicilian), pifostio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-clusterfuck-en-noun-ZRTp-5cV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Synonyms: car crash [UK], CF, Charlie Foxtrot, cluster, clusterball, comedy of errors, debacle, dysfunction, fiasco, FUBAR, goatfuck, goat rope, gong show, imbroglio, omnishambles, quagmire, SNAFU, train wreck [US]
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cluster fuck

Verb

IPA: /ˈklʌs.təˌfʌk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈklʌs.tɚˌfʌk/ [US] Audio: En-au-clusterfuck.ogg [Australia] Forms: clusterfucks [present, singular, third-person], clusterfucking [participle, present], clusterfucked [participle, past], clusterfucked [past]
Etymology: From cluster + fuck. Reportedly coined in the 1960s by Hippie poet Ed Sanders as Mongolian Cluster Fuck. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cluster|fuck}} cluster + fuck Head templates: {{en-verb}} clusterfuck (third-person singular simple present clusterfucks, present participle clusterfucking, simple past and past participle clusterfucked)
  1. (vulgar) To fuck (something) up, to make a total mess of. Tags: vulgar Related terms: FUBAR, rape, fuck Translations (to make a total mess of): toheloida (Finnish), sössiä (Finnish), tumpeloida [colloquial] (Finnish), ryssiä [vulgar] (Finnish), sjebati (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-clusterfuck-en-verb-YiV0mLDB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cluster fuck

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "environment"
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        ]
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        "(slang, vulgar) A chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong, often caused by communication failure, a complex environment, or incompetence."
      ],
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        "slang",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈklʌs.tɚˌfʌk/",
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        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "En-au-clusterfuck.ogg",
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "word": "car crash"
    },
    {
      "word": "CF"
    },
    {
      "word": "Charlie Foxtrot"
    },
    {
      "word": "cluster"
    },
    {
      "word": "clusterball"
    },
    {
      "word": "comedy of errors"
    },
    {
      "word": "debacle"
    },
    {
      "word": "dysfunction"
    },
    {
      "word": "fiasco"
    },
    {
      "word": "FUBAR"
    },
    {
      "word": "goatfuck"
    },
    {
      "word": "goat rope"
    },
    {
      "word": "gong show"
    },
    {
      "word": "imbroglio"
    },
    {
      "word": "omnishambles"
    },
    {
      "word": "quagmire"
    },
    {
      "word": "SNAFU"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "word": "train wreck"
    },
    {
      "word": "cluster fuck"
    }
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kaotisk situation"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "teringzooi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "word": "härdelli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bordel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "word": "merdier"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caillon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "foutoir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "burdel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "chujnia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "rozpierducha"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "sraka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "pierdolnia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "jebutnia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pierdolnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "przypał"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bordel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "word": "zona"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "по́лная жо́па"
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      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пизде́ц"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bardák",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "барда́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kaotična situacija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "zajebancija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "zajeb"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "roman": "klasterfak",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
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      "sense": "chaotic situation",
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      "word": "klasterfak"
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      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "word": "buirdiellu"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "chaotic situation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pifostio"
    }
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    "Ed Sanders",
    "Hippie"
  ],
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}

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      "word": "FUBAR"
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      "word": "rape"
    },
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        "To fuck (something) up, to make a total mess of."
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈklʌs.təˌfʌk/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈklʌs.tɚˌfʌk/",
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        "US"
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      "audio": "En-au-clusterfuck.ogg",
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      "word": "cluster fuck"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a total mess of",
      "word": "toheloida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a total mess of",
      "word": "sössiä"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to make a total mess of",
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      "word": "tumpeloida"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a total mess of",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
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      "word": "ryssiä"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "to make a total mess of",
      "word": "sjebati"
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    "Ed Sanders",
    "Hippie"
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}

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