English
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Etymology
Reportedly coined by the w:Hippie|hippie poet w:Ed Sanders|Ed Sanders in the 1960s, in the form Mongolian clusterfuck; it was frequently used in the military.
Noun
en-noun
- context|vulgar A chaotic mess similar to group rape.
#*1995 John Barnes, Mother of Storms
#*:Please note also my request that henceforth I wish to be reminded of the possibility of a clusterfuck in any contigency plan or operations proposal [...]
#*2004: Jon Stewart, America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide To Democracy Inaction
#*: [...] and you will still only begin to get a sense of the constitutionally mandated clusterfuck that is the modern presidency.
#*2005: Charles W. Sasser, Patton's Panthers: The African-American 761st Tank Battalion in World War II
#*:It was a clusterfuck, a deadly clusterfuck. When the doughs finally got off the ground in some numbers and charged into the woods, the Krauts broke contact [...]
- A military situation in which a group of soldiers on patrol presents an attractive target for enemy snipers, rocket-propelled grenades, small arms fire, or improvised explosive devices. Also referred to in military code as Charlie Foxtrot.
- context|vulgar Multiple major problems happening concurrently, or in rapid succession.
Related terms
Charlie Foxtrot
FUBAR
rape
fuck
See also
monkeys humping a football
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