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- noun idiomatic, Canada, US An event that was a disaster, often in a way that is fun or memorable. (e.g. "Last night, we all went drinking, and the whole thing turned into a total gong show.") Or, an initially serious event that went completely out of control (e.g. "That biology class was a gong show")
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See Wikipedia article on "The Gong Show".
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yarb commented on the word gong show
I’d never heard the phrase "it’s a gong show" until I moved to North America. Now I wonder how I lived without it. Hardly a day goes by without me saying of some debacle, "it’s a total gong show. The boss is going buck-wild!"
In my opinion it's not as good as "like a mad woman's shit", but it has the advantage of being acceptable for use among middle-class people.
November 17, 2007
uselessness commented on the word gong show
Have you ever seen The Gong Show? Classic. I'm sure that's where this phrase originates from.
November 17, 2007
yarb commented on the word gong show
Yeah, it does. But no, I've never seen it. I suppose I ought to see it for educational purposes.
November 17, 2007
reesetee commented on the word gong show
No. No you oughtn't, yarb. Do not look. You're better off not knowing.
November 17, 2007