0 a fire in a Dumpster (= a large metal container for waste): --
Dumpster fires have become so commonplace that city firefighters stopped responding to them.
1 something that causes a lot of harm or that is dealt with or done very badly: --
Without publishers kindling controversy dumpster fires, the games had an opportunity to speak for themselves, just as it should be.
They aren't just your garden-fire dumpster fire.
No matter where your allegiances lie, 2016 has been the emotional equivalent of a dumpster fire.
Of course, "dumpster fire" held meaning before it became.
For many, 2016 was a billowing dumpster fire doused repeatedly with gasoline.
Once on the scene, officers saw the dumpster fire had spread to the dock area of an adjacent building as well as a semi-trailer.
And with the benefit of complete hindsight, this eminent group of linguists and lexicographers looked back at the previous twelve months and chose dumpster fire.
Considering his involvement, it's surprising the movie isn't an unwatchable dumpster fire.
