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dumpster fires

dumpster fires is the plural of dumpster fire.

Meaning of dumpster fire

Noun

dumpster fire (plural dumpster fires)

  1. (US, slang) A chaotic, unpleasant, unmanageable thing, situation, or person; a disaster.
    • As honeymoons go, this was a total dumpster fire.2015, Michael Cosgrove, Imperfect Passage: A Sailing Story of Vision, Terror, and Redemption
    Synonyms:
    shemozzle, tire fire
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dumpster, fire.
    • The dumpster fire was ruled an arson.

Questions about dumpster fires

What is dumpster fires the plural of?
Dumpster fires is the plural of dumpster fire.

Words near dumpster fires in the dictionary

  1. dumpster dives
  2. dumpster diving
  3. dumpster divings
  4. dumpster dove
  5. dumpster fire
  6. dumpster fires
  7. dumpster juice
  8. dumpster juices
  9. dumpster panda
  10. dumpster pandas
  11. dumpster-diver

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