Sanitized substitute for clusterf**k
Origin: An infuriatingly thorny,
messy snarl of undesirable, difficult to eradicate tangle of invasive plants, including but not limited to multiflora
rose, and prickly
ash, often anchored by honey suckle, all of which are bound together by wild grape vine. Invasive plants, often human introduced and not part of the local ecosystem, escape to proliferate, destroying habitat and aggressively outcompeting native, more desirable species.
The
world 'consnarlment' generalizes to
mean any complex, often catastrophic combination of events and personalities that are difficult and painful to resolve.
The
evolution and
spread of the Omicron variant of COVID 19, on top of pandemic fatigue, and politicization of vaccination and
mask wearing is a real consnarlment.