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.
by Rick Maize September 11, 2003
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
Military origin, but in general usage.
A total and complete failure due to someone's idiocy.
Also known as "Charlie Foxtrot".
A total and complete failure due to someone's idiocy.
Also known as "Charlie Foxtrot".
by CF May 01, 2003
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.
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!
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 20, 2004
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.
by Concerned Citizen #6942 February 16, 2002
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)
(Can often refer to a performance by a group of people; drill performance, play, skit that fails to entertain)
by RedLead March 01, 2006
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.
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."
by Nathan March 05, 2005