# dumpster fire

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdʌmpstəˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ)/

## Definitions
1. A chaotic, unpleasant, unmanageable thing, situation, or person; a disaster.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dumpster, fire.

## Etymology
The figurative sense connotes that things that were already contemptible (as if trash) are now also even worse (as if aflame).

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