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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A hoax or fraud.
  2. n. An extraordinarily complicated situation.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A great discovery which turns out to be illusory; a hoax.
  2. n. A confused or complicated situation; a muddle.

Etymologies

  1. From mare's + nest. Compare horse-nest. (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “I'd had one opportunity to use the power of dream-walking and I'd made a mare's nest of it.”

    Renegade's Magic

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  • whichbe A mare's nest is an illusion or disappointment. The phrase originally started as "horse nest". The meaning comes from the fact that mares don't make nests; therefore, if someone claims to find one, it is an illusion. Aug 1, 2008

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‘mare's nest’ has been looked up 1001 times, loved by 2 people, added to 14 lists, commented on 1 time, and is not a valid Scrabble word.