"goat rope" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Derived from goat roper",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "goat ropes",
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          "ref": "2010, Mark Perry, Talking to Terrorists: Why America Must Engage with Its Enemies:",
          "text": "Never did find out what happened in July, but that was a goat rope that was poorly coordinated.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Lyle O’Connor, Due Process:",
          "text": "What a goat rope! The fact that we had to appear three different times was certainly an indicator things were going poorly for the prosecution.",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "A confusing, disorganized situation often attributed to or marked by human error."
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        "(slang) A confusing, disorganized situation often attributed to or marked by human error."
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          "sense": "confusing situation",
          "word": "clusterfuck"
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        {
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          "sense": "confusing situation",
          "word": "debacle"
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        {
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          "sense": "confusing situation",
          "word": "fiasco"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "confusing situation",
          "word": "goatfuck"
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        {
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          "sense": "confusing situation",
          "word": "fustercluck"
        }
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          "ref": "2013, A. American, Surviving Home, page 32:",
          "text": "“How far up does this little goat rope go?” Sarge asked. “As far as we know, all the way to the commander in chief.”",
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      "glosses": [
        "A convoluted issue that is contested by many parties."
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        "(slang) A convoluted issue that is contested by many parties."
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          "word": "hairball"
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        "slang"
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      "glosses": [
        "A rodeo event in which competitors attempt to lasso a goat, usually for younger participants."
      ],
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          "word": "goat-rope"
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        "An ill-advised solution to contain a problem; a solution that will eventually fail."
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  "word": "goat rope"
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  "etymology_text": "Derived from goat roper",
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          "text": "Never did find out what happened in July, but that was a goat rope that was poorly coordinated.",
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        },
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          "text": "What a goat rope! The fact that we had to appear three different times was certainly an indicator things were going poorly for the prosecution.",
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      ],
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        "(slang) A convoluted issue that is contested by many parties."
      ],
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      "word": "goatfuck"
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      "sense": "confusing situation",
      "word": "fustercluck"
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      "sense": "convoluted issue",
      "word": "hairball"
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