dumpster fire

noun

variants or less commonly Dumpster fire

US, informal

: an utterly calamitous or mismanaged situation or occurrence : disaster

Reese and McAdoo take the fall for what has been a dumpster fire of a season, one which has them at 2-10 on the season, and in line for one of the top two picks in the 2018 NFL Draft.—

James Kratch

So while 2017 has been, by many measures, a complete dumpster fire of a year, New Yorkers can at the very least take refuge in the fact that their city is becoming an even safer place to live.—

Clayton Guse

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The dumpster fire that was The Ones Who Live, meant to be the triumphant return of Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his reunion with Michonne (Danai Gurira) was in many ways the final nail in the coffin. —

Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Sunday's cartoons - growing GOP concerns, a NYC dumpster fire, and more Newsletter sign up By The Week US published 15 September 2024 Subscribe to The Week Escape your echo chamber. —

The Week Us, theweek, 15 Sep. 2024 Today, Jesse shares his thoughts via email about that dumpster fire of a finale. —

Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2024 The founder of one of the biggest dumpster fires of 2021 has been arrested and charged with fraud. —

Brady Dale, Axios, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for dumpster fire