The ultimate form of shambles as might be created by an uber-shambles: best demonstrated when minor clerical and administrative duties have to be undertaken by professional staff in the alleged interests of 'saving money' which in fact does no such thing, but can be pointed to by those who equate change with progress, thus claiming credit for the latter.

The essential work of an organisation isn't done because trivial but necessary work is taking up the time which ought to be used to do the job for which professionals are really employed. Objection is met with a simplistic replies such as 'it only takes a moment', "do you regard it as beneath you", or 'any fool could do that'.

Further, any 8 year old could spot this was a particularly stupid way of doing things.
Loo rolls need changing: could a computer analyst do it? Then a computer analyst shall do it! Everyone including the janitors agreed this created an absolute fucking shambles as senior analysts spent time hunting for wherever loo rolls were stored, but the office manager thought it was an ace idea and claimed an end-of year bonus.
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A phrase commonly used to describe a terribly organised event.
Josh: Did you go to that curry night Conor organised?
Ciaran: Yeh, it was an absolute fucking shambles!
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A person in Rag's such as a bum or hobo that walks with a shuffle or unnerving walk that talks to himself or other inanimate objects, he says them in a very obnoxious manner and acts as if anyone/everyone is out to get him!
Man BGR your such a ragtag shamble blumble bluster""
by Stigz May 24, 2005
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A word to describe either a person or state of being in complete disarray
The party last weekend went into complete shambles after the we ran out of weed
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You are deeply intoxicated or faded off anything of your choice, also in a shitty situation.
Damn dude, alex’s girl cheated on him that’s shambles.
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