omnishambolic

Greek translation: μπάχαλο

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18:55 Nov 11, 2019

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English term or phrase: omnishambolic

Definition from Oxford Dictionary:
Adjective: A situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged, characterized by a string of blunders and miscalculations. First used in the British satirical television series The Thick of It.

Example sentence(s):

Ken could still win. Anger at the Prime Minister and his omnishambolic administration could still tip the scales. The Telegraph
On charities, the reality is that the Prime Minister is not making the rich worse off. He is making charities worse off. Over the past month we have seen the charity tax shambles, the churches tax shambles, the caravan tax shambles and the pasty tax shambles, so we are all keen to hear the Prime Minister’s view on why he thinks, four weeks on from the Budget, even people within Downing Street are calling it an omnishambles Budget. Parliament of the United Kingdom

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Greek translation:μπάχαλο

Definition:
Although "μπάχαλο" is often used to describe clashes between the police and armed groups of civilians, it is also used in its wider sense to mean any situation or person that is out of control, or just a mess.

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μπάχαλο

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ό,τι να 'ναι

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μπάχαλο

Definition from antinews.gr:
Although "μπάχαλο" is often used to describe clashes between the police and armed groups of civilians, it is also used in its wider sense to mean any situation or person that is out of control, or just a mess.

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Μπάχαλο η κατάσταση στα σχολεία με την εφαρμογή των τετραμήνων – Αποφασίζουν μέτρα οι μαθητές - dialogos.com.cy

Elias Marios Kounas
Greece
Local time: 18:03
Native speaker of: Greek
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ό,τι να 'ναι

Definition from Slang.gr:
"Ό,τι να 'ναι" is used for a situation, behaviour or person that is essentially random.

Example sentence(s):

For example, one could describe to a friend an unfortunate series of events they experienced during their day, and their friend would respond: Ό,τι να 'ναι , to emphasise the total randomness of the story. - Own experience
Πάντα ήσουν ότι να 'ναι , κι εγώ δέσμιος των πρέπει / Άμα δε σε λέγαν Ντέπυ, θα σε λέγανε αλλιώς / Άμα δε σε λέγαν Ντέπυ, ίσως να 'σουνα αλλιώς... - Χατζηφραγκέτα (band) - Στ

Explanation:
"Ό,τι να 'ναι" probably first emerged as a slang expression, but today it is adopted even by mainstream media (there is even a TV show named after the phrase).

In some cases, ό,τι να 'ναι could be said to be the equivalent of "whatever". However, when used to describe a person, it usually implies that this person is a "total mess".

Slang.gr: https://www.slang.gr/lemma/2996-oti-na-nai

Google results: https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNQohN9hHE_KDPq-yQHW...

Elias Marios Kounas
Greece
Local time: 18:03
Native speaker of: Greek
PRO pts in category: 4

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