cock-up

noun

Definition of cock-upnext
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as in shambles

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  1. botch
  2. mess
  3. fiasco
  4. muddle
  5. disaster
  6. debacle
Noun
  • After a botch in the corner, the announce team continued to tell the story that LA Knight couldn’t get anything going and was not in the right mental space to contend with The Nakataker.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • But what people would remember, far more than the Mets’ achievement, was Buckner’s botch.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of botch
Noun
  • To avoid making a big glittery mess, use a tablespoon to add 1-2 scoops of glitter to the water and glycerin mixture, and stir gently.
    Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In any event, Syria is a mess, but is not our friend, & THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of mess
Noun
  • Overall, Macron personally bears responsibility for this fiasco, and as such is very much diminished politically. Follow me on LinkedIn.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The Bears’ latest calamity ended Thursday with an absolutely astounding final-minute fiasco.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of fiasco
Noun
  • Except maybe for 1992’s South of the Border, West of the Sun, no previous Murakami novel has so clearly dealt with and inhabited the muddle of middle age.
    Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Netanyahu has struggled to maintain a hold over his fragile, right-wing governing coalition and its muddle of competing interests, whose collapse could spell the end of his leadership.
    Tara John, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of muddle
Noun
  • The bill would provide $100 billion in funds for cleanup after devastating Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which rocked Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and other Southern states, as well as other disasters.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Developing Highly Detailed Maps Geospatial mapping technology could be better leveraged in disasters.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of disaster
Noun
  • Some Democrats have called for longtime party leaders to step aside and make way for younger Democrats to wield more power, especially after the debacle Democrats faced after President Joe Biden's age concerns this year.
    Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The debacle led to the Blue Devils canceling their season.
    Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of debacle
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