bin fire

noun

A fire set in a rubbish bin or trash can, often as an accident or as vandalism.

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Meanings

nounbin fire (plural bin fires)

plural bin fires

  1. A fire set in a rubbish bin or trash can, often as an accident or as vandalism.
  2. figurativelyA complete mess; an absolute debacle.

    No, I need to figure this out because it's baffling. You dumped this funny, clever, successful accountant for this jobless human bin fire?

    2023, Nathan Bryon, Tom Melia, directed by Raine Allen-Miller, Rye Lane, spoken by Yas (Vivian Oparah)
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APA

bin fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bin%20fire

MLA

“bin fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bin%20fire. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bin fire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bin%20fire.

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