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fiasco

/fɪˈæs.kəʊ/
noun
  1. A sudden or unexpected failure.

  2. A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong.

    Similar: debacle

  3. A wine bottle in a (usually straw) jacket.

Synonymsdebacle

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