crap circus

noun

A thoroughly chaotic and disorganized situation; a shitfest.

Meanings

nouncrap circus (plural crap circuses)

plural crap circuses

  1. slangvulgarA thoroughly chaotic and disorganized situation; a shitfest.

    Well, I think it was a crap circus. This whole operation is blown.

    2016 February 9, “The 9-8”, in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, season 3, episode 15, spoken by Charles Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio)
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    I didn't have a scanner with me but it certainly seemed like a big promo for AMP and a bit of a crap circus.

    2000 July 28, DEEDA, “Olympic Torch Relay”, in aus.radio.scanner (Usenet)

    You people wouldn't listen to me, or to others. So listen to a woman who has been directly harmed by Stacy's ongoing crap circus.

    2001 October 9, Deana M. Holmes, “Teresa Summers”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet)

    Now you'll have to furnish some references to those claims since I can find none. It smacks of the whole sickening crap circus that goes around trying to discredit the guy.

    2010 March 27, Mick the Merciless, “No, don't laugh”, in acadia.chat (Usenet)

    'I tell that arsehole, I been putting up with your shit for too long. You say no to me and I quit! Then let's see how you and your fucking crap circus get on then, eh?!'

    2012, Will Davis, The Trapeze Artist, London; […]: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 73

    Scatologically denouncing "this latest crap circus ... blazing out of the poop shoot of India" on his company's blog, Planet Hospital CEO Rudy Rupak on February 4 unveiled a $38,000 (plus another $12,000 for the egg-donor) surrogacy package in Thailand and a $36,500 south-of-the-border package.

    2013 October 7, Charlotte Allen, “Womb for Rent”, in The Weekly Standard, volume 19, number 5, Washington, D.C.: Clarity Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 26

    Synonyms: shit circus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA thoroughly chaotic and disorganized situation; a shitfest.

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