Browsing page 1 of words meaning a mess (19 words total)
The slang words in this thesaurus category appear below the table of contents.
Where does this category appear in the slang thesaurus?
- Things
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- a mess
- See also junk, garbage, trash, useless items
This category is also filed under:
- Qualities → bad qualities → a mess
What slang words have this meaning?
The definitions of these slang words appear below the list.
- 3-ring circus – AFU – ate up – Charlie Foxtrot – cluster fuck – clutter fuck – crap – dump – FUBAR – gam – ghetto – hit – horrorshow – kludge – look like who did it and ran – pig – shit – shit show – snafu
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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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AFU
adjective
- acronym of "all fucked up." A shortened version of SNAFU.
That is totally afu, dude!
- See more words with the same meaning: a mess.
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Last edited on Jul 07 2007. Submitted by Clifford Phillips from Spokane, WA, USA on Jul 07 2007.
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ate up 
adjective
- strange, stupid; "weird".
Don't worry about Eric, he's just ate up.
- See more words with the same meaning: crazy, insane, weird, strange.
Last edited on Apr 02 2013. Submitted by Pekka Pennanen from Finland on Jun 21 1997.
- not "squared away" (i.e. not organized or prepared: a mess.) If someone does something poorly, they're "ate up." Origin: the United States military. In the example phrase, "soup sandwich" is an example of something messy. Note: eight up may be the correct spelling.
You're all ate up like a soup sandwich!
- See more words with the same meaning: a mess.
Last edited on Mar 26 1998. Submitted by Nate Marx from Manassas, VA, USA on Mar 26 1998.
- burnt out or exhausted from the use of illegal drugs, usually Ecstasy (MDMA).
He's really ate up from the rave last night.
- See more words with the same meaning: under the influence of drugs.
Last edited on Apr 17 1998. Submitted by Maestro from Newark, DE, USA on Apr 17 1998.
- outdone or outperformed in a contest, such as a sporting event.
Man, you got ate up by that move.
- See more words with the same meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail.
Last edited on Dec 22 1999. Submitted by Kevin Kronfeld from Cedar Rapids, IA, USA on Dec 22 1999.
- crazy; insane.
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Last edited on Mar 12 2002. Submitted by tiffany from Anderson, IN, USA on Mar 12 2002.
- interested, to the point of near obsession.
He's ate up about the military.
- See more words with the same meaning: to like, enjoy.
Last edited on Jul 24 2007. Submitted by Anonymous on Jul 24 2007.
- to be consumed with an incurable illness.
Mabel is ate up with the cancer.
- See more words with the same meaning: sick, ill.
Last edited on Nov 21 2008. Submitted by G. R. on Nov 21 2008.
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Charlie Foxtrot 
noun
- US Army phonetics for "CF", an acronym of cluster fuck. Also CF.
By the time backup arrived, we already had the Charlie Foxtrot all cleaned up.
I knew that mission was going to be a huge Charlie Foxtrot after things started to hit the fan.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mess.
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Last edited on Apr 21 2013. Submitted by Jeff M. from Austin, TX, USA on Jan 09 2002.
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cluster fuck 
- A mess, a really bad situation. I think it actually comes from a term used to describe it when the fishing nets on Alaskan boats get all tangled up.
What a clusterfuck!
Last edited on Jun 29 1998. Submitted by Karen from Seattle, WA, USA on Jun 29 1998.
- a disturbance causing confusion; RUCKUS; COMMOTION.
The kid dropped the dishes and caused one big clusterfuck.
Last edited on Dec 03 1998. Submitted by Matt P. from Paden City, WV, USA on Dec 03 1998.
- very messy, messed-up or disorganized.
After the party, my whole house is a clusterfuck.
Last edited on Nov 04 1999. Submitted by Betsy M. from Columbia, MO, USA on Nov 04 1999.
- an ill-organized, clutter of equipment and people, all of which create a commotion. 2. an orgy.
This job site is a complete clusterfuck.
Last edited on Feb 24 2000. Submitted by Mark T. from Beebe, AR, USA on Feb 24 2000.
- to get uptight 2. to get all confused.
Don't get all Cluster-fucked!
Last edited on Nov 07 2001. Submitted by steve m. from Shirland, IL, USA on Nov 07 2001.
- Everything is going wrong. Full of confusion or uncertainty.
This whole situation is just a big clusterfuck.
Last edited on Dec 11 2001. Submitted by Adam S. from Mesquite, TX, USA on Dec 11 2001.
- (n): When circumstances become so outrageously fucked-up (see fucked-up) that they cannot be repaired, fixed, ignored or blamed on someone else.
This engineering project has turned into a total cluster-fuck.
Last edited on Jan 09 2002. Submitted by Jeff M. from Austin, TX, USA on Jan 09 2002.
- Used to describe a situation when multiple aspects of one project goes wrong.
The whole surgical procedure was one big clusterfuck.
Last edited on May 13 2011. Submitted by Josh V. from Wynantskill, NY, USA on Aug 22 2002.
noun
- an unorganized mess, which will be difficult to organize again. Some examples of "cluster fucks": a car pileup, a messy room, an unorganized meeting.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mess.
Last edited on Nov 29 2001. Submitted by Kevin H. from Cedar Rapids, IA, USA on Nov 29 2001.
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clutter fuck
noun
- something extremely disorganized.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mess.
Last edited on Apr 03 2011. Submitted by John C. from Kansas City, MO, USA on Aug 07 2006.
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crap 
adjective
- the adjective senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit." See shit for those definitions.
Last edited on Oct 05 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 05 2011.
noun
- the noun senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit." See shit for those definitions.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mess.
- See more words with the same meaning: alternative spellings or pronunciations (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
- See more words with the same meaning: criticism.
- See more words with the same meaning: exclamations (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: feces.
- See more words with the same meaning: to defecate, poop, shit.
- See more words with the same meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'.
Last edited on Oct 05 2011. Submitted by Emily M. from UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA on Jan 13 1998.
noun - uncountable
- nonsense, lies. While shit could be used to express this definition, crap is far more common. Also bull crap.
What he said is crap. Don't believe a word of it.
Citation from "Meet Juan Doe", Raines (TV), Season 1 Episode 2 (2007) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: nonsense, lies.
Last edited on Jan 01 2011. Submitted by Sarah Beep from Australia on Mar 30 1998.
verb - ambitransitive
- the verb senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit." See shit for those definitions.
Last edited on Oct 05 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 05 2011.
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dump 
noun
- an unappealing location due to dirtiness or dilapidation.
Man, your house is a dump.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mess.
- See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
Last edited on Jun 13 2004. Submitted by Robert H. from Kingston, PA, USA on Jun 13 2004.
- feces.
Citation from "School Lies", American Dad (TV), Season 6 Episode 14 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Jul 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 26 2011.
- any place a person doesn't want to be.
Citation from "The Unusual Suspects", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode 10 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Feb 22 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 22 2013.
verb - intransitive
- to defecate.
Citation from "Chapter 10", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 2 Episode 4 (2010) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to defecate, poop, shit.
Last edited on Dec 19 2011. Submitted by blah b. on Apr 01 2006.
verb - transitive
- to end an intimate relationship with someone.
Citation from "Dumped, But Not Down", Psychology Today, Carlin Flora, July 01 2007 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Cash Out", Reaper (TV, 2007), Season 1 Episode 10 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "100 A.D.", American Dad (TV), Season 6 Episode 1 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Trust", Wilfred (TV), Season 1 Episode 2 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Identity", Wilfred (US TV), Season 1 Episode 13 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to break up with.
Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.
notes
- See also take a dump.
Last edited on Oct 01 2001. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 01 2001.
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FUBAR 
adjective
- confused, ruined; "messed up". Term is an acronym of "fucked up beyond all recognition." Also fubared.
That project is totally fubar.
That project is totally fubared.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mess.
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- See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
- See more words with the same meaning: broken.
- See more words with the same meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err.
Last edited on Apr 19 2013. Submitted by Wayne C. from San Mateo, CA, USA on Feb 23 1998.
notes
- Also described as an acronym for "fucked up beyond all reason."
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Last edited on Mar 25 2006. Submitted by Erik J. from Gera, Germany on Mar 25 2006.
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gam
noun
- acronym for "God awful mess".
You really made GAM here.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mess.
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Last edited on Aug 05 2011. Submitted by Jim B. from Russell Springs, KY, USA on Nov 30 2006.
- a leg.
Citation from "Storming the Castle", Arrested Development (TV), Season 1 Episode 9 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: legs.
Last edited on Dec 23 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 23 2010.
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