Associations to the word «Fiasco»

Wiktionary

FIASCO, noun. A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong.
FIASCO, noun. A wine bottle in a (usually straw) jacket.

Dictionary definition

FIASCO, noun. A sudden and violent collapse.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke