cluster fuck

Miltary term for a situation caused by too many inept officers, cluster referring to the insignia worn my majors and LT. Colenels, oak leaf clusters.

The planning for this operation was a complete cluster fuck.

by Rick Maize September 10, 2003

cluster fuck

military use: a situation where nothing will go right, casaulties will occur, evac will not happen, often engineered by the stupid.

"The Bradley got brewed up at the same time inbound arty started dropping, and the whole deal turned into a giant cluster fuck.

by Brian H March 14, 2002

cluster fuck

Military origin, but in general usage.

A total and complete failure due to someone's idiocy.

Also known as "Charlie Foxtrot".

Don't let Jon touch that computer, he's a walking Charlie Foxtrot.

by CF May 1, 2003

Cluster Fuck

Chaos. Anything that is occuring in a haphazardly. The situation is not even thinking about dreaming about having a sense of order. A clustering of items (usually people) in a fucked up way.

When people are trying to get off an airplane and retrieve their baggage from the overhead bins... that is a cluster fuck.

by alllwant April 21, 2005

cluster fuck

1) An term to describe the use of a large number of people to accomplish a task. The outcome can be negatively affected when too many personnel are applied.



2) A military or online-gaming term for a military screw-up. Usually due to incompetent commanders... often results in friendly fire. Possibly an indication that two many soldiers were needlessly deployed in a small area.

1)
programmer #1: there's like 20 people working on that bug.
programmer #2: uh, I think it'll be a total clusterfuck

2)
soldier #1: awe fuck, I just shot Bobby
soldier #2: we're shooting at our own guys, this is a total clusterfuck!

by Leigh July 19, 2004

cluster fuck

A derogatory term used to describe a system or operation that has been totally hosed up by a group of managers who couldn't leave well enough alone.

Better back up that estimate, there's a cluster fuck where the Planning Department used to be.

by Concerned Citizen #6942 February 16, 2002

cluster fuck

Military in origin, but often used in paramilitary organizations like cadets. Used to describe a situation that has gone horrendously wrong. Almost always involves a large group of people that are disorganized: where the leader has failed.
(Can often refer to a performance by a group of people; drill performance, play, skit that fails to entertain)

J: "OMG... that unit has the worst drill I've ever seen..."
K: "It's like a huge cluster fuck!"

by RedLead April 12, 2006