goat rodeo

English

Etymology

Derived from goat rope.

Pronunciation

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Noun

goat rodeo (plural goat rodeos)

1. (Canada, US, slang) A chaotic, unmanageable situation.
   • 1996, Barbara Isabel Hummel, Managing the world: an analysis of expressive folklore among paramedics:

     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...

   • 2004, David Clarke, Technology and terrorism:

     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, Todd A, Being Good:

     I should have known after a Monday like that, that Tuesday would be a veritable goat rodeo.

   • 2017, Dylan Scott, Republicans wind up one last Hail Mary to repeal Obamacare‎^[1]:

     “McConnell has zero interest in presiding over another goat rodeo,” a second health care lobbyist told me.

Synonyms

• clusterfuck
• goat rope