Definitions for fiasco
fiˈæs koʊ or, esp. for 2 , -ˈɑ skoʊfi·as·co

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. debacle, fiasconoun

   a sudden and violent collapse

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fiasconoun

   A ludicrous or humiliating failure. Some effort that went quite wrong.

2. fiasconoun

   A wine bottle in a (usually straw) jacket.

3. Etymology: From fiasco, from flasca, flascō "bottle, container", from flaska "bottle, flask" from flaskōn; see flask. "Failure" sense comes through (faire fiasco) from theatrical slang far fiasco (literally, "to make a bottle"), of unknown origin.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fiasco

   A fiasco is a complete and utter failure, often in a public or humiliating way, typically resulting from poor planning or execution. It involves a situation that is completely out of control and unsuccessful.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fiasconoun

   a complete or ridiculous failure, esp. of a musical performance, or of any pretentious undertaking

2. Etymology: [It.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fiasco

   fi-as′ko, n. a failure in a musical performance: a failure of any kind. [It. fiasco, bottle, perh. from L. vasculum, a little vessel, vas, a vessel.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FIASCO

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fiasco is ranked #111426 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fiasco surname appeared 158 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fiasco.
   
   96.8% or 153 total occurrences were White.

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Anagrams for fiasco »

1. fascio

How to pronounce fiasco?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fiasco in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fiasco in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of fiasco in a Sentence

1. Matthias Diem:

   In Gatwick, whoever was behind it, they only wanted to create chaos and economic damage, but if they had dropped something, it could have been a fiasco.

2. Devin Nunes:

   Whats happening here with Barr,I think people need tounderstand that hes cleaning upthe mess from not only the Obamaadministration but also themess that was left with thewhole Russia-gate fiasco.

3. Mason County Sheriff Kim Cole:

   We had two-thirds of our road patrol tied up on this fiasco.

4. Steve Johnston:

   He understands that he made a mistake with the whole meat fiasco.

5. Premier Mark McGowan:

   This ship needs to leave immediately, our position is clear, we are not going to have a Sydney Harbour fiasco on our watch.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fiasco
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fiasco
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiasco
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fiasco
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html