Shambolic

Mar. 9th, 2012 11:51 am
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shambolic

 

PRONUNCIATION:
(sham-BOL-ik)

 

MEANING:
adjective: Chaotic, disorganized, or confused.

 

ETYMOLOGY:
From shambles (a state of disorder). Earliest documented use: 1970.

 

USAGE:
“Music critic Glenn A Baker says Whitney Houston’s shambolic tour of Australia in 2010 highlighted her personal struggles.”
Whitney Houston’s death ‘tragic, but no surprise’; The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia); Feb 12, 2012.

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