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clusterfuck

(slang, vulgar, sexuality, uncommon) A sexual orgy.

ˈklʌs.təˌfʌkDocumented since 1960s1960sGen XhistoricalCurrent160 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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Born ~1965 · 1 year of recorded use
1965Born2026: 5 citationsToday, 2026
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Avoid at work
#1·Apr 26, 2026

(slang, vulgar, sexuality, uncommon) A sexual orgy.

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  • “There's fifty billion fucking "modalities" and nobody ever says anything in a clear & easy to understand way and everybody disagrees. It should be one of the most important and respected fields in the world, but it's a disorganized clusterfuck.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I think it‘s all part of the same clusterfuck”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “God, I hate SecDef. This clusterfuck of a campaign could've been prevented. I can't wait until they impeach his ass.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Victorian pile out on the Aylmer Rd, 1913 the area is now a clusterfuck of golf courses #Ottawa #Gatineau”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “War? Mini-war? Excursion? What will history say? Military operational description has never been more challenging even for an old veteran like me. I'm stuck between calling it a Festering Clusterfuck or a Pustulating Fucktastrophe.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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Avoid at work
#2·Apr 26, 2026

(vulgar) To fuck (something) up, to make a total mess of.

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Avoid at work
#3·Apr 26, 2026

(slang, vulgar, idiomatic) A chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong, often caused by communication failure, a complex environment, or incompetence.

Origin: From . Reportedly coined by Hippie poet Ed Sanders as Mongolian Cluster Fuck. First use appears c. 1965 in East Village Other. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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