dumpster fire

== English == === Etymology === The figurative sense connotes that things that were already contemptible (as if trash) are now also even worse (as if aflame). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʌmpstəˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈdʌmpstəˈfaɪə(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈdʌmpstɚˈfaɪəɹ/ === Noun === dumpster fire (plural dumpster fires) (US, slang) A chaotic, unpleasant, unmanageable thing, situation, or person; a disaster. Synonyms: shemozzle, tire fire Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dumpster,‎ fire. ==== Derived terms ==== Trumpster fire ==== See also ==== hot mess trash fire 🗑️🔥 Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year === Further reading === “dumpster fire”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “dumpster fire”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.