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goat rodeo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Derived from goat rope.

Meanings

1. (Canada, US, slang) A chaotic, unmanageable situation.
   • Old FAA hands, who are trying to keep this goat rodeo moving in a straight line, are still hopeful that this will all shake out in time... 2004, David Clarke, Technology and terrorism:
   • For example, a shooting incident had turned into a 20 police car "goat rodeo." The entire area was blocked by the multitude of police cars... 1996, Barbara Isabel Hummel, Managing the world: an analysis of expressive folklore among paramedics:
   • I should have known after a Monday like that, that Tuesday would be a veritable goat rodeo. 2004, Todd A, Being Good:
   • “McConnell has zero interest in presiding over another goat rodeo,” a second health care lobbyist told me. 2017, Dylan Scott, Republicans wind up one last Hail Mary to repeal Obamacare:

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Synonyms

goat rope · clusterfuck