单词 | omnishambles |
释义 | omnishamblesn. colloquial (originally and chiefly British). Chiefly in political contexts: a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, or is characterized by a series of blunders and miscalculations. Also (and in earliest use): a person or group held to be responsible for such a situation.The term was first used in the British political satire The Thick of It (see the etymology), and became widespread following several high-profile political uses in 2012 (see e.g. quot. 2012). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > unskilful action or working > person blundererc1440 blunt-workerc1440 botcher1440 bumblerc1530 bungler1533 haggler1577 bumbiea1585 tool1699 screw-up1944 foul-up1945 fuck-upc1945 omnishambles2009 the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > unskilful action or working > a bungle miscarriage1590 bungle1656 bumble1823 boggle1834 muff1867 car wreck1877 mismove1877 miscue1882 muddle1884 bobble1887 mess-up1902 floater1913 bollock1919 fluff1928 balls-up1929 muck-up1930 balls1938 snafu1943 foul-up1944 fuck-up1949 clusterfuck1969 car crash1992 dumpster fire2008 omnishambles2009 2009 T. Roche in S. Blackwell et al. Thick of It (transcribed from TV programme) 3rd Ser. Episode 1 [Malcolm Tucker] Jesus Christ, see you, you are a fucking omnishambles, that's what you are. You're like that coffee machine, you know: from bean to cup, you fuck up. 2009 @WeeBevHope 25 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 11 July 2019) Hope no-one's day is turning into an omnishambles today. 2012 E. Miliband in Hansard Commons (Electronic ed.) 18 Apr. 314 Over the past month we have seen the charity tax shambles, the churches tax shambles, the caravan tax shambles and the pasty tax shambles, so we are all keen to hear the Prime Minister's view on why he thinks, four weeks on from the Budget, even people within Downing street are calling it an omnishambles Budget. 2019 Irish Times (Nexis) 2 Feb. 16 It's a testament to the strength of the interminable Brexit omnishambles gripping our island neighbour that record numbers of British are looking to become Irish citizens. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.2009 |
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