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
James KratchSo 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
Clayton Guse
Examples of dumpster fire in a Sentence
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The fallout of the assertion about Meek, and his ensuing response, became a quintessential X dumpster fire, where quote posts and memes flew at a feverish pace by people trying to go viral.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
The Niners, meanwhile, had crashed and burned after Jim Harbaugh bolted from the Bay, bottoming out with a 2-14 dumpster fire in the fall of 2016.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2024
The shows are a dumpster fire of rivalries and resentments with a rabid fan base.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2024
Since then, the football team left town and has been a virtually continuous dumpster fire, yet all anyone around here seems to pine for is the glory days of the R*$%@!*s.
—Teo Armus, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
All of which served as excellent distractions from the dumpster fire that is life on Earth in 2023.
—Amy Phillips, Pitchfork, 16 Oct. 2023
Griffith Police and firefighters were called at 8:31 p.m. May 30, 2022 for a reported dumpster fire at VIP Lounge, 2045 W. Glen Park Ave., located near the Highland/Griffith border.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
Read the full Aquarius Daily Horoscope Pisces (February 19 - March 20) Your day may turn into a dumpster fire!
—USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
But now, Twitter feels like an absolute rotten fish dumpster fire.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
The Niners, meanwhile, had crashed and burned after Jim Harbaugh bolted from the Bay, bottoming out with a 2-14 dumpster fire in the fall of 2016.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2024
The shows are a dumpster fire of rivalries and resentments with a rabid fan base.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2024
Since then, the football team left town and has been a virtually continuous dumpster fire, yet all anyone around here seems to pine for is the glory days of the R*$%@!*s.
—Teo Armus, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
All of which served as excellent distractions from the dumpster fire that is life on Earth in 2023.
—Amy Phillips, Pitchfork, 16 Oct. 2023
Griffith Police and firefighters were called at 8:31 p.m. May 30, 2022 for a reported dumpster fire at VIP Lounge, 2045 W. Glen Park Ave., located near the Highland/Griffith border.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
Read the full Aquarius Daily Horoscope Pisces (February 19 - March 20) Your day may turn into a dumpster fire!
—USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
But now, Twitter feels like an absolute rotten fish dumpster fire.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
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First Known Use
2006, in the meaning defined above
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