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shambolic

[ sham-bol-ik ]
/ ʃæmˈbɒl ɪk /
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adjective Chiefly British Informal.

very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.

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Nearby words

shamash, shamateur, shamba, shamble, shambles, shambolic, shame, shame on you, shamed, shamefaced, shamefast

Origin of shambolic

1960–65; alteration of shambles (in the sense “a disordered place”) probably on the model of symbolic
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British Dictionary definitions for shambolic

shambolic

/ (ʃæmˈbɒlɪk) /

adjective

informal completely disorganized; chaotic

Word Origin for shambolic

C20: irregularly formed from shambles
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for shambolic

shambolic

adj.

1961, apparently from shamble in the sense "disorder" (see shambles), perhaps on model of symbolic.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper