Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. UK, Australia, Canada, idiomatic An unappealing mixture; a disorderly situation; a mess.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a poor job; a mess
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘dog's breakfast’.
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metaphoric references to dogs
As an ongoing part of my project, Dogs in Metaphor and Idiom, Illustrated, (www.metaphordogs.org) I am continually adding terms. If you know a term that fi...
dog, alpha male, at bay, bark, bird dog, bitch, bitchin, bloodhound, bulldog, canaille, canines, cerberus and 131 more...
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dog phrases/words
how dog is used
dog poop, dog-Latin, dog-lame, dog iron, dog catcher, dog cake, dog breeder, dog breed, dog bran, dog-bitten, dog-blow, dog asleep and 246 more...
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Situation Normal
inspired by Mistakes Were Made. Words for things going wrong in a manner particularly violent, stupid, soul-crushing, boggling, grandiose, or any combination of these qualities.
fuckup, snafu, fiasco, abortion, miscarriage, implosion, contretemps, imbroglio, brouhaha, melee, kerfuffle, mayhem and 156 more...
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possessive phrases
made due to compulsion to not leave the comments on this list hanging. Also the typo.
bum's rush, king's ransom, mind's eye, god's country, christ's sake, winner's circle, a dog's life, baker's dozen, fool's errand, St. Elmo's Fire, tinker's damn, Lorenzo's oil and 67 more...
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Noah's Park
Hello, and Welcome™! Come and visit our most diverse land of our Animalesque™ adventures. Here at Noah's Park™ we have Virtually All You'd Ever Want To See™. An experience that is related to ani...
sheep's eyes, doe-eyed, cat-eyed, bug-eyed, cat's paw, black swan, leapfrog, menagerie, cold turkey, card shark, snail's pace, bull's eye and 362 more...
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Pop Culture
Comic strip character names and words, along with modern slang oddities.
rowrbazzle, pogo, rhinocerwurst, bitchin', cowabunga, joe btfsplk, churchy la femme, howland owl, porky pine, miss mamselle hep..., shmoo, unobtanium and 390 more...
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Animalia Wordia
Words or short phrases with animal names in them. Since I already have a dedicated list for 'monkey' words I shall leave them out of this one for the moment.
paper tiger, pigeon-hearted, lion-hearted, sacred cow, chicken heart, fraidy cat, scaredy-cat, snake oil, can of worms, snake pit, rat's nest, stool pigeon and 114 more...
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X's Y, where X is not somebody's name
Somebody must already have a list like this. But I'm bored, so I'm going to start my own.
cat's pajamas, bee's knees, mare's nest, lion's share, snowball's chance..., widow's peak, busman's holiday, devil's advocate, greengrocer's apo..., baker's dozen, curate's egg, pope's nose and 224 more...
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Design lingo
dog's breakfast, widow, colophon, em dash, en dash, ligature, sad mac, marching ants, lede, hed, poop, smartquotes
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Magic or Madness
Words from the glossaries in the back of the novels.
ambo, arse, bickie, biscuit, bloke, boong, bottlebrush, bronze medallion, bugger, bunyip, cardie, chips and 79 more...
Tweets
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tomkarlo A derogatory term for something composed of a mishmash of poorly chosen components. Most often used in design or engineering. "That screen is a dog's breakfast of information and alerts." Feb 20, 2009
frindley Whereas its my term for a complete mess of things, especially in connection with graphic design that lacks a clear aesthetic and visual focus, as in "That new poster concept looks like a dog's breakfast." Oct 19, 2008
oroboros As I recall, this was Kurt Vonnegut's term for the brain. See brain bucket. Sep 29, 2007