dumpster fire
dumpster fire · dumpster fires
A chaotic, unpleasant, unmanageable thing, situation, or personA chaotic, unpleasant, unmanageable thing, situation, or person; a disaster.
UK/ˈdʌmpstəˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ)/US/ˈdʌmpstɚˈfaɪəɹ/
» He set a dumpster on fire.
Он поджёг мусорный бак.
Он поджёг мусорный контейнер.
Meaning
2 senses(US, slang)A chaotic, unpleasant, unmanageable thing, situation, or person; a disaster.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dumpster, fire.
The dumpster fire was ruled an arson.
Examples
1 sentencesHe set a dumpster on fire.
ruОн поджёг мусорный бак.
Origin
The figurative sense connotes that things that were already contemptible (as if trash) areThe figurative sense connotes that things that were already contemptible (as if trash) are now also even worse (as if aflame).
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Forms
plural: dumpster fires| Singular | dumpster fire |
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