"shit circus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shit circuses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shit circus (plural shit circuses)
  1. Synonym of crap circus (“a thoroughly chaotic and disorganized situation”). Synonyms: crap circus [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-shit_circus-en-noun-e6Y-xypc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2007 May 28, Bill O'Really, “ROSIE: Finally this UnAmerican Bitch Walks!”, in alt.politics (Usenet)",
          "text": "The view turned into a shit circus when one day Rosie decided to raise a stink over Regis and Kelly co-host Kelly Ripa when she told former American Idol contestant Clat Aiken to his filthy fucking hand off her mouth and \"you don't know where that hand has been\".",
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          "ref": "2019 April, Michael Molisani, Mayhem",
          "text": "Val and I want nothin’ to do with that shit circus.",
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          "ref": "2022 February 23, Tom Reilly, Judgement Call, Xlibris",
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          "ref": "2022 March 22, Kate McLaughlin, Daughter: A Novel, St. Martin's Press",
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