The handy term omnishambles means all in shambles, and has found its way from the British TV comedy The Thick of It to the floor of the House of Commons. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Omnishambles”
Great new word from the UK, Grant Omnishambles.
Does that mean all messed up?
Yes, yes, particularly in the realm of politics.
It was first uttered in the House of Commons during the Prime Minister’s questions recently, talking about the coalition government and its series of policy and public relations blunders.
And apparently that was lifted from a television show there.
But Omnishambles, like worse than a shambles.
It’s kind of an elegant variation that I’d never heard before.
Yeah, and I think it lends itself to variation, you know, like Omnishambolic or Omnishambalism.
So I don’t know. You think it’s got legs?
We’ll see.
All right. Omnishambles.
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