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fiasco

[ fee-as-koh -ah-skoh ]

noun

plural fiascos, fiascoes.
  1. a complete and ignominious failure.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. a round-bottomed glass flask for wine, especially Chianti, fitted with a woven, protective raffia basket that also enables the bottle to stand upright.


fiasco

/ ´Úɪˈæ²õ°ìəʊ /

noun

  1. a complete failure, esp one that is ignominious or humiliating
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fiasco1

1850–55; < Italian: literally, bottle < Germanic ( flask 1 ); sense “failure†from Italian phrase far fiasco to fail, literally, to make a bottle, idiom of uncertain origin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fiasco1

C19: from Italian, literally: flask ; sense development obscure
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This latest fiasco underscores how little they know about Social Security, and how little they care.

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For details, check out this extraordinary sculpture, which looks back to a fiasco from 375 years ago.

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“Another question is whether it’s actually been realized,†he said, noting that last week’s fiasco could ultimately cost the State Bar more money rather than less.

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