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clusterfuck

USKLUS-tur-fuk/ˈklʌs.tɚˌfʌk/UKKLUS-tuh-fuk/ˈklʌs.təˌfʌk/

Pluralclusterfucks

Verbclusterfucks, clusterfucking, clusterfucked

3 meanings of clusterfuck

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  1. 1
    total chaosnounslangvulgaridiomaticcountable
    A messy situation where lots of things go wrong at once, often from confusion or bad planning.

    Like a traffic jam where every road is blocked and no one knows where to go.

    The whole event turned into a total clusterfuck when the power went out.

    Their plan became a clusterfuck of missed calls and wrong addresses.

    UsageIn polite talk, say a total mess instead.

    Similarmess, fiasco, shambles, debacle, shitshow

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  2. 2
    mess upverbvulgartransitive
    To completely mess something up, usually through carelessness or confusion.

    Like knocking over one cup and spilling everything across the whole table by accident.

    They managed to clusterfuck the whole schedule by double-booking every room.

    Don't clusterfuck this project the way you did the last one.

    UsageIn polite talk, say botch instead.

    Similarbotch, bungle, wreck, ruin

Less common meaning

  1. 3
    nounslang
    A party where a large group of people have sex together.

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Origin

From "cluster" plus "fuck." It was reportedly first used around 1965.

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 2 facts