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Shambolic
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adjective 1. Chaotic, disorganized, or mismanaged.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Play Button "The play was a disaster and closed after a single shambolic performance."
Play Button "I had to close the door on the shambolic mess in my closet and promise to deal with it later."
Play Button "Many chefs give the advice to 'clean as you go' to avoid a shambolic kitchen."
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British English, 1970s
Why This Word?
"Shambolic" is based on the word "shambles," meaning "great disorder," with the suffix "-olic" possibly borrowed from "symbolic." The term "shambolic" has been in use since the early 1950s, though in the 1980s, William Safire noted in his "New York Times" column "On Language" that it was a slang term popular among "our British cousins." ...
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