Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
Someone or something that is disorganized, incompetent, fundamentally flawed or unfinished.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, idiomatic
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
An expression of military origin, calling to mind a picture of soup being poured over bread.
