clusterfuck

Meaning

Noun

1. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar) A chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong, often caused by communication failure, a complex environment, or incompetence.
2. (slang, uncommon, vulgar) A sexual orgy.

Verb

To fuck (something) up, to make a total mess of.

Translations

παρτούζα

bordel

merdier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklʌs.təˌfʌk/

Etymology

From cluster + fuck. Reportedly coined by Hippie poet Ed Sanders as Mongolian Cluster Fuck. First use appears c. 1965 in East Village Other.