Definition of a 3-ring circus

3-ring circus    

noun

• a chaotic event.
  • See more words with the same meaning: a mess.

  Last edited on Nov 26 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'a mess':
hole in the wall	Definitions include: a small, often decrepit business.
sh*t	Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below.
ghetto	Definitions include: of superior quality, excellent; "cool".
kludge	Definitions include: to use one or more kludges (as described in the noun sense) to solve a problem.
pig	Definitions include: a police officer.
crap	Definitions include: the noun senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit."
ate up	Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird".
piggy	Definitions include: pig.
clutter f*ck	Definitions include: something extremely disorganized.
FUBAR	Definitions include: confused, ruined; "messed up".
blivet	Definitions include: less common spelling of blivit.
horrorshow	Definitions include: good; well.
snafu	Definitions include: Acronym for "situation normal, all fucked up."
gam	Definitions include: acronym for "God awful mess".
hit	Definitions include: messy, trashy, or dilapidated.
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Other terms relating to 'circus':
circus	Definitions include: something resembling a circus, especially loud and disorderly.
take Herman to the circus	Definitions include: to masturbate.
three-ring circus	Definitions include: something chaotic and disorderly.
Other terms relating to 'ring':
c*ck ring	Definitions include: a ring worn around the base of the penis to maintain or enhance an erection.
o-ring	Definitions include: the anus.
ring	Definitions include: to telephone.
ring a bell	Definitions include: to sound familiar.
ring and turn	Definitions include: a style of high-volume bartending in which one rings up a customer for their purchase, and then turns to the next customer.
ring in	Definitions include: to welcome.
ring master	Definitions include: the person in charge.
ring (one's) bell	Definitions include: to suffer head trauma.
sting ring	Definitions include: a burning sensation of the anus during and after defecating digested spicy food.
sugar ring	Definitions include: an act committed voluntarily by two willing counterparts, a bond created between human and pastry. a ring of sugar is left upon perfect completion of this ancient egyptian pain and relief method. female party slips donut onto males penis and unsures the perfect fit, while the male sits back and enjoys the best donut he's never had.
three-ring circus	Definitions include: something chaotic and disorderly.
throw (one's) hat in the ring	Definitions include: to enter a competition.
Other terms relating to 'three':
3	Definitions include: law-abiding citizens.
3-dimensional thinking	Definitions include: the ability to think outside the box.
3-legged man	Definitions include: a man with an extremely large penis.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
a couple three	Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
a dollar three eighty	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
a dollar three eightyfive	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
be World War 3	Definitions include: be something really big and bad.
go threesies	Definitions include: to split something (often a purchase) three ways.
number 3	Definitions include: a session of masturbation.
sex between three people	Definitions include: Manage sure for manage twa
stick to the 3 B's	Definitions include: to focus on beer, "bud" (marijuana), and "bitches" (women.)
three-finger salute	Definitions include: the pressing of the "Alt" key + the "Ctrl" key + the "Del" key to reboot or unfreeze a PC computer.
three pump chump	Definitions include: a premature ejaculator.
three-ring circus	Definitions include: something chaotic and disorderly.
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