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noun

  • A foolish, unwise, or detrimental plan or suggestion.

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Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin dismissed it as a "bad idea" for both the tournament and qualifying process.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

But if you don’t have nearly all your stock money in a broadly diversified fund, the coffee-can approach is a bad idea.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

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  • a whole lotta nope
  • terrible plan
  • poor judgment
  • error in thinking
  • recipe for disaster

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  • good thinking
  • the right call
  • galaxy brain moment
  • wise decision
  • big brain move

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