Definition of dog's breakfast
chiefly British
: a confused mess or mixture
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“Dog's breakfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dog%27s%20breakfast. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of dog's breakfast was in 1892
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