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   omnishambles

   /ˈɒmnɪʃamblz/

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   • 1. a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterized by a string of blunders and miscalculations: informal British "anyone with five minutes to spare, a Maths GCSE, and a calculator could have averted the entire omnishambles by checking the civil servants' sums"

   Word Origin early 21st century: from omni- + shambles, first used in the British satirical television series The Thick of It.

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   Is 'omnishambles' a real thing?

   • "Omnishambles" has been named word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary. The word - meaning a situation which is shambolic from every possible angle - was coined in 2009 by the writers of BBC political satire The Thick of It. But it has crossed over into real life this year, said the judges.

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   What does omnishambles mean?

   • （因為組織糟糕和嚴重錯誤導致的）各方面都很糟糕的局面… （因为组织糟糕和严重错误导致的）各方面都很糟糕的局面… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! OMNISHAMBLES definition: 1. a situation that is bad in many different ways, because things have been organized badly and….

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   Will omnishambles be on the Oxford English Dictionary?

   • There is no guarantee omnishambles, or any of the other shortlisted words, will make it on to the pages of the Oxford English Dictionary. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. "Omnishambles" is named word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary, beating "Eurogeddon" and "mummy porn" among others.

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   Is omnishambles a word of the year?

   • On 13 November 2012, omnishambles was named Word of the Year by the Oxford English Dictionary. Lexicographer and judge on the panel Fiona McPherson remarked that: "It was a word everyone liked, which seemed to sum up so many of the events over the last 366 days in a beautiful way."

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   Is the government 'omnishambles'?

   • Critics have labelled the government's handling of the project an 'omnishambles'. The word 'omnishambles' is now back on everyone's lips. It was the year of the omnishambles budget. The low point was 2012 and the 'omnishambles' budget, and there were others. It's less omnishambles, more omnirambles as everyone walks out.

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   What does 'pomnishambles' mean?

   • The word "pomnishambles" (Pom being an Australian derogatory word for an English person) was used by BBC writer Tom Fordyce (apparently quoting others) for the England men's cricket team and their lack of success against Australia in late 2017.

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   Omnishambles is a neologism first used in the BBC political satire The Thick of It in 2009. The word is compounded from the Latin prefix omni- , meaning "all", and the word shambles , a term for a situation of total disorder.

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   Chiefly in political contexts: a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, or is characterized by a series of blunders and miscalculations. Also (and in earliest use): a person or group held to be responsible for such a situation.

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   Omnishambles is a British informal word for a situation that has been completely mismanaged. It was first used in the satirical comedy The Thick of It and has been applied to various political scandals and blunders.

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   Omnishambles definition: a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences. See examples of OMNISHAMBLES used in a sentence.

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   Nov 13, 2012 · The word - meaning a situation which is shambolic from every possible angle - was coined in 2009 by the writers of BBC political satire The Thick of It. But it has crossed over into real...