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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!"
cluster fuck by RedLead April 12, 2006
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Cluster Fuck 

Term that is military in origin, and used to refer to officers in associated positions of power and resulting decisions that resulted in: poor decision making, emotional reactivity, increased number of casualties, and an overall sense of distrust in poorly-qualified leadership.

Currently used in popular culture to describe any situation in which: extrememly poor decisions are made for the purpose of very tired and predictable personal gain, without consideration for how decisons impact others, and an overall sense of intimidation due to lack of competence and personal responsibility by the aggresor.
Rob: "May I have permission to take a piss? Oh, and by the way, everyone is questioning your authority."

Lizzie: "No, you need to hold it for another 43 minutes and I don't care who does what. I've already thrown everyone under the bus, let's sit back and watch it unfold. I created this cluster fuck."
Cluster Fuck by DoAsISay111 September 15, 2010

clusterfuckistan

A place in the middle east, in too much in termoil and having too unstable of a government to give an actually name to. This place is constantly involved in multiple meaningless, religous wars and wants to Kill Americans for having different religous views or no religous views.
"why don't the people in clusterfuckistan stop attacking us for being infidels? Fuck they need to get laid and stop treating weman worse than camels.
clusterfuckistan by Lil' Sins January 4, 2010

clutterbuck

A loud noise akin to a metal dustbin full of cutlery falling down some stairs.
Did you hear that band? Their bassist was making a right clutterbuck.

cluster fuck 

Also: Fuster Cluck
Term used to describe the state of affairs resulting from too many staffers and not enough TRAINED staffers on a project. This usually happens as a result of a rush or deadline which cannot be met, when managers or planners resort to simply adding warm bodies to the effort out of sheer desperation or incompetence. Also results from having a surplus of supervisors or other overhead-related personnel who cannot actually perform any useful work towards project goals, especially where the prescence or contributions of these people hinders work performed by others.
"Man, we were 8 days behind schedule on that project so my manager decided to send us all of his interns as well as show up himself. Turned it into a complete clusterfuck. There must have been 20 guys in one cube at once."
cluster fuck by Nathan March 5, 2005

cluster fuck 

When a series of events collide to create a huge predicament.
"The rescue teams' helicopter crashed while trying to rescue the survivors, turning the once huge problem into a clusterfuck."
cluster fuck by Heraf May 1, 2003

rolling cluster fuck

A derogatory term used to describe an individuals ongoing total and complete failure to competently complete their work or mission, due to their idiocy, administrative stupidity and stubbornness; or the result of same.
His(her)work is all screwed up. He(she)is a 'rolling cluster fuck.'
rolling cluster fuck by Brandt Domas February 27, 2004