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Definition of
fiasco noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
fiasco
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
fiˈæskoʊ
/
/
(
pl.
fiascos
,
(
or
)
fiascoes
)
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something that does not succeed, often in a way that causes embarrassment
synonym
disaster
The party was a complete fiasco.
What a fiasco!
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fiasco
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