"trash fire" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-trash fire.ogg [Australia] Forms: trash fires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trash fire (plural trash fires)
  1. (slang, derogatory) Something which is very poorly done; a mess or fiasco. Tags: derogatory, slang Synonyms: garbage fire Related terms: bricolage, jugaad, dumpster fire
    Sense id: en-trash_fire-en-noun-m3pX7BHB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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