# clusterfuck

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklʌs.təˌfʌk/ · frequency rank #73,077

## Definitions
1. A chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong, often caused by communication failure, a complex environment, or incompetence.
2. A sexual orgy.

## Etymology
From cluster + fuck. Reportedly coined by Hippie poet Ed Sanders as Mongolian Cluster Fuck. First use appears c. 1965 in East Village Other.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/clusterfuck