goat rodeo

noun

Etymology

Derived from goat rope.

Definitions

  1. A chaotic, unmanageable situation.

    • For example, a shooting incident had turned into a 20 police car "goat rodeo." The entire area was blocked by the multitude of police cars...
    • Old FAA hands, who are trying to keep this goat rodeo moving in a straight line, are still hopeful that this will all shake out in time...
    • I should have known after a Monday like that, that Tuesday would be a veritable goat rodeo.

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