dead rat's nest

A place where bad ideas go to die.

George's half-baked suggestion veered our discussion into a dead rat's nest.

by kgaz March 29, 2017

rat's nest

A situation or condition that is characterized by messiness, disorder, disarray, and/or confusion. Commonly used in the technology sector to refer to a software design or implementation that is hopelessly convoluted and difficult to understand - analogous to how a rat might construct its nest (haphazardly and hastily thrown together from whatever materials happened to be readily available at the time).

"I tried to figure out which wire was causing the problem, but there's a veritable rat's nest of wires, chords and cables down there."

by CatpainJack October 28, 2009

rat's nest

Usually referring to a persons hair that isn't groomed nor taken care of.

"That girl's hair is a rat's nest!"

by JeVo July 8, 2006

Rat's nest

Messy hair with a ponytail lump in it.

Person: Man look at that girl Dakota's hair, it's such a rat's nest.

by MaccaLvr1942 May 11, 2010

ratsnest

A goofy girls hair, a doid, or you at any moment in time.

You look like a RATSNEST!

You have a RATSNEST on your head.

RATSNEST.

Also see Bunty Goat

by Mark Stoner May 16, 2006