massacree
See also: massacrée
English
Etymology
Likely a corruption of English/French massacre, possibly from the Missouri French dialect. Originated in the Ozark Mountains, date unknown. Attested no later than 1967 in the song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" by Arlo Guthrie.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæs.ə.kɹi/
Noun
massacree (plural massacrees)
- (colloquial) A sequence of events so absurd, complicated and uncommon as to be unbelievable.
- The situation has fallen so far out of control to rightly be considered a massacree.
Synonyms
- car crash (chiefly UK)
- CF
- Charlie Foxtrot
- clusterfuck
- comedy of errors
- debacle
- dysfunction
- fiasco
- FUBAR
- goat rope
- imbroglio
- omnishambles
- quagmire
- SNAFU
- trainwreck (chiefly US)
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