dumpster firen.
/ˈdʌm(p)stə ˌfʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈdəm(p)stər ˌfaɪ(ə)r/ North American.
1. A fire in a dumpster.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [noun] > a kind of fire > other fires
moorburn1424
coal firea1450
commonty fire1573
moor-burning1610
stubble-firea1618
wheel-fire1662
night-fire1687
waterball1696
chip fire1795
neal-fire1813
bratchel1815
forge-fire1855
log-fire1878
electrical fire1900
slash fire1949
dumpster fire1957
chip pan fire1960
chip fire1985
1957 Clovis (New Mexico) News-Jrnl. 5 Sept. 5/3 (heading) Dumpster fire heads two city fire calls.
1986 Fire Engin. Apr. 47/1 Whether it's a dumpster fire or an explosion..the successful mitigation of any situation depends on the quality of a department's organized training.
2014 Burbank (Calif.) Leader (Nexis) 16 June A dumpster fire early Sunday quickly spread to a two-car garage in Burbank, igniting a fully involved blaze and prompting an investigation by fire officials.
2. figurative. A chaotic or disastrously mishandled situation; an embarrassing spectacle; a debacle, a shambles, a mess.
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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [noun] > scene of disorder
shamble1926
pantomime1941
dumpster fire2008
the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a state of confused disorder
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embroilment1856
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mucker1867
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car wreck1877
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mess-up1902
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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
the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > unskilful action or working > a bungle
miscarriage1590
bungle1656
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muff1867
car wreck1877
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miscue1882
muddle1884
bobble1887
mess-up1902
floater1913
bollock1919
fluff1928
balls-up1929
muck-up1930
balls1938
snafu1943
foul-up1944
fuck-up1949
clusterfuck1969
car crash1992
dumpster fire2008
omnishambles2009
2008 Re: Scott H's Top 26 Favorite Movies Ever in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet newsgroup) 22 May Shrek 3 was a dumpster fire, don't get me started.
2011 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 31 Oct. (Finance section) 18 I was quite shocked that they grounded the entire airline. The whole thing is a bit of a dumpster fire, if you ask me.
2018 USA Today (Nexis) 10 July b5 We just moved, so everything's just a dumpster fire.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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