"crap circus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crap circuses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crap circus (plural crap circuses)
  1. (slang, vulgar) A thoroughly chaotic and disorganized situation; a shitfest. Tags: slang, vulgar Synonyms: shit circus
    Sense id: en-crap_circus-en-noun-O4fKgHIT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "Scatologically denouncing \"this latest crap circus ... blazing out of the poop shoot of India\" on his company's blog, Planet Hospital CEO Rudy Rupak on February 4 unveiled a $38,000 (plus another $12,000 for the egg-donor) surrogacy package in Thailand and a $36,500 south-of-the-border package.",
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          "ref": "2017, Doug Lamoreux, Red Herrings Can't Swim, Next Chapter, published 2021",
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