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Fiascoes

Fiasco \Fi*as"co\, n.; pl. Fiascoes. [It.] A complete or ridiculous failure, esp. of a musical performance, or of any pretentious undertaking.

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fiascoes

alt. (plural of fiasco English) n. (plural of fiasco English)

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fiasco
  1. n. a sudden and violent collapse [syn: debacle]

  2. [also: fiascoes (pl)]

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Usage examples of "fiascoes".

I was the best technician by far among the Abstract Expressionists, but I never amounted to a hill of beans, either, and couldn't have -- and I am not talking about my fiascoes with Sateen Dura-Luxe.

That was actually a rather interesting offer, and for a moment the aspect of my character that called for caution and staying out of potential fiascoes was fully at war with my greed and avarice.

Zoning fiascoes aside, the sorriest episode was the debate over what to do about County Manager Sergio Pereirahe of the hot suits boutique, the secret land trust, the forgotten $127,000 windfall and other memory lapses.

Although antimatter technology had staggering potential as an efficient and nonpolluting energy sourceā€”if unveiled prematurely, antimatter ran the risk of being vilified by the politics and PR fiascoes that had killed nuclear and solar power.

Although antimatter technology had staggering potential as an efficient and nonpolluting energy source-if unveiled prematurely, antimatter ran the risk of being vilified by the politics and PR fiascoes that had killed nuclear and solar power.

You can prevent fiascoes," Vanteer grumbled from his engineering station.