Chinese fire drilln.

Brit.

/ˌtʃʌɪniːz ˈfʌɪə drɪl/, U.S.

/ˌtʃaɪˌniz ˈfaɪ(ə)r ˌdrɪl/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Chinese adj., fire drill n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2a.

Etymology: < Chinese adj. + fire drill n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2a.

slang (originally and chiefly North American). Now sometimes considered offensive.

1. depreciative. As the type of a state of disorder or confusion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a state of confused disorder

feery-fary1535

puddle1587

bauchle1600

vertigo1702

whemmel1817

mull1821

mix-up1841

scrimmage1852

embroilment1856

hash-up1860

brangle1865

mucker1867

unplight1876

car wreck1877

mix1882

mess-up1902

stirabout1905

pot mess1914

boorach1928

balls-up1929

muck-up1930

balls1938

box1941

Chinese fire drill1943

snafu1943

foul-up1944

screw-up1950

snarl-up1960

tiswas1960

bumble-bath1965

clusterfuck1969

headfuck1983

car crash1992

katogo1994

dumpster fire2008

1943 H. B. Lent PT Boat 166 I was certain that I had one of my navigation equations in the test fouled up like a Chinese fire drill.

1996 P. Richmond My Father's War iii. 200 The shit hit the fan... It was unbelievable. It was a Chinese fire drill. It was a horrible thing.

2009 D. Fante 86'd ii.14 Bottom line.., that company was a total Chinese fire drill.

2. A prank in which the occupants of a vehicle which has temporarily come to a stop (usually at an intersection or other junction), must jump out, run around the vehicle and get back in.Typically, the prank is played when a vehicle is temporarily stopped at a traffic light, with the aim being for the occupants to jump out, run around, and get back into the vehicle before the traffic light turns green. J. E. Lighter Hist. Dict. Amer. Slang (1994) I. 404/2 records an oral use from a New York University student from 1972.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > a trick, prank, hoax > of a particular kind

grubbing1679

apple-pie bed1781

booby trap1846

turnip-ghost1863

whoopee cushion1931

hot foot1934

water bomb1947

Chinese fire drill1980

1980 L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 165/2 Additional hilarity can be provided by performing the Chinese Fire Drill in the middle of town—at a stoplight, everyone leaps out of the car and runs once around it, then gets back in.

2014 P. C. Gorski & S. G. Pothini Case Stud. Diversity & Social Justice Educ. v. 50 ‘A bunch of us did a Chinese fire drill on the way to the soccer match,’ he offered, chuckling... ‘Simren almost didn't make it back into the car.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chinese fire drill
释义	Chinese fire drilln. Brit. /ˌtʃʌɪniːz ˈfʌɪə drɪl/, U.S. /ˌtʃaɪˌniz ˈfaɪ(ə)r ˌdrɪl/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Chinese adj., fire drill n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2a. Etymology: < Chinese adj. + fire drill n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2a. slang (originally and chiefly North American). Now sometimes considered offensive. 1. depreciative. As the type of a state of disorder or confusion. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a state of confused disorder feery-fary1535 puddle1587 bauchle1600 vertigo1702 whemmel1817 mull1821 mix-up1841 scrimmage1852 embroilment1856 hash-up1860 brangle1865 mucker1867 unplight1876 car wreck1877 mix1882 mess-up1902 stirabout1905 pot mess1914 boorach1928 balls-up1929 muck-up1930 balls1938 box1941 Chinese fire drill1943 snafu1943 foul-up1944 screw-up1950 snarl-up1960 tiswas1960 bumble-bath1965 clusterfuck1969 headfuck1983 car crash1992 katogo1994 dumpster fire2008 1943 H. B. Lent PT Boat 166 I was certain that I had one of my navigation equations in the test fouled up like a Chinese fire drill. 1996 P. Richmond My Father's War iii. 200 The shit hit the fan... It was unbelievable. It was a Chinese fire drill. It was a horrible thing. 2009 D. Fante 86'd ii.14 Bottom line.., that company was a total Chinese fire drill. 2. A prank in which the occupants of a vehicle which has temporarily come to a stop (usually at an intersection or other junction), must jump out, run around the vehicle and get back in.Typically, the prank is played when a vehicle is temporarily stopped at a traffic light, with the aim being for the occupants to jump out, run around, and get back into the vehicle before the traffic light turns green. J. E. Lighter Hist. Dict. Amer. Slang (1994) I. 404/2 records an oral use from a New York University student from 1972. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > a trick, prank, hoax > of a particular kind grubbing1679 apple-pie bed1781 booby trap1846 turnip-ghost1863 whoopee cushion1931 hot foot1934 water bomb1947 Chinese fire drill1980 1980 L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 165/2 Additional hilarity can be provided by performing the Chinese Fire Drill in the middle of town—at a stoplight, everyone leaps out of the car and runs once around it, then gets back in. 2014 P. C. Gorski & S. G. Pothini Case Stud. Diversity & Social Justice Educ. v. 50 ‘A bunch of us did a Chinese fire drill on the way to the soccer match,’ he offered, chuckling... ‘Simren almost didn't make it back into the car.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1943
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