Is "Debacle" fast becoming Ireland's version of "Situation" from the North?

gerrybbadd

I've often heard it said that they love a situation in Northern Ireland.

However, in the past 12 months or so, I've noticed an explosion in the amount of times the word debacle had been used to describe events here in Ireland. "Dail Committee to meet over Garth Brooks debacle" etc.

It's getting ridiculous really, everything is a debacle. Personally, I think the word Fiasco should now be used going forward... Now there's a fun word! I can picture the Dail Committee meeting to discuss the Gsrth Brooks Fiasco, running round in fast forward speed to the Benny Hill theme tune.

So, what word should be used to replace the overly used debacle?

Mr. Incognito

Clusterfook

phelixoflaherty

I have to listen to it on the

Nooze

Arthur Beesley

No.

Sunnyisland

debacle
deɪˈbɑːk(ə)l/
noun
a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
"the only man to reach double figures in the second-innings debacle"
synonyms: fiasco, failure, catastrophe, disaster, disintegration, mess, wreck, ruin; More
Origin
early 19th century (in sense ‘the breaking up of ice in a river’): from French débâcle, from débâcler ‘unleash’, from dé- ‘un-’ + bâcler ‘to bar’ (from Latin baculum ‘staff’).



Could describe a lot that goes on here to be honest.

Nice word :-)

Canis Lupus

Since when did we stop putting 'gate' after something controversial? It's way classier than debacle.

Renegade Mechanic

I wouldn't think so imo.
A debacle is embarrassing. A situation is almost always dangerous.

The Dagda

Explosion in use?! Can you name one other time the word debacle has been used?

Dravokivich

It's just being used to make something sound more important than it is.

Frank Lee Midere

The Dagda wrote: »

Explosion in use?! Can you name one other time the word debacle has been used?

Best post in this debacle of a thread.

folan

thinly veiled "i know a new word" thread

gerrybbadd

The Dagda wrote: »

Explosion in use?! Can you name one other time the word debacle has been used?

Yes

http://www.irishtimes.com/premium/loginpage?destination=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/irish-water-debacle-far-from-unique-in-political-context-1.1656238

There's one. Used daily at this stage about Irish Water

The Dagda

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Yes

http://www.irishtimes.com/premium/loginpage?destination=http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/irish-water-debacle-far-from-unique-in-political-context-1.1656238

There's one. Used daily at this stage about Irish Water

Link doesn't work.

So it's used in relation to the Garth Brooks stuff, and you claim, Irish Water.

Hardly an "Explosion"!

Dravokivich

The Dagda wrote: »

Link doesn't work.

So it's used in relation to the Garth Brooks stuff, and you claim, Irish Water.

Hardly an "Explosion"!

It hasn't been said just the once in relation to the Garth Brooks stuff. Most of the comments I've heard on the radio are more often than not followed by "debacle." I'd regard that as an explosion in usage because everyone is in the media seems to be just repeating the same crap.

Dyr

A lot of TDs think that a dibayckle is a type of fortune teller

sichieayshun
sichieaaayshun
sichieeaaayyshun

Hande hoche!

It's no "the emergency".

gerrybbadd

The Dagda wrote: »

Link doesn't work.

So it's used in relation to the Garth Brooks stuff, and you claim, Irish Water.

Hardly an "Explosion"!

Ah listen, just because you haven't heard it doesn't mean it isn't true.

It's being used the whole time. Medical Card Debacle. TD expenses Debacle. Public Service Spending Debacle.

Here, take your " " back with ya where you came from:mad:

Harry Palmr

Jimmy Deenihan has mentioned the D word twice on Newstalk in the last 3 minutes.

YellowFeather

They've just said it four times in the space of a minute on Newstalk. Have a guess what they're talking about.

Edit - five times.

Could actually be a good drinking game. :pac:

Harry Palmr

YellowFeather wrote: »

They've just said it four times in the space of a minute on Newstalk. Have a guess what they're talking about.

Edit - five times.

Could actually be a good drinking game. :pac:

Only if you want to get drunk..oh wait!

YellowFeather

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Only if you want to get drunk..oh wait!

Ah, sure, it's afternoon somewhere!!

The Dagda

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Ah listen, just because you haven't heard it doesn't mean it isn't true.

It's being used the whole time. Medical Card Debacle. TD expenses Debacle. Public Service Spending Debacle.

Here, take your " " back with ya where you came from:mad:

Thread fail "debacle"! :pac:

gerrybbadd

The Dagda wrote: »

Thread fail "debacle"! :pac:

Go and troll somewhere else

Muise...

I like "farrago" and "fiasco". They sound like twin messers.

Hidalgo

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Since when did we stop putting 'gate' after something controversial? It's way classier than debacle.

God no. Gate this gate that. Lazy.
Actually surprised it hasn't beem christened Gareth Brooks-Gate

The Dagda

gerrybbadd wrote: »

Go and troll somewhere else

Dolbert

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Since when did we stop putting 'gate' after something controversial? It's way classier than debacle.

Gar(e)th Gate(s)

gerrybbadd

The Dagda wrote: »

Muise...

All this sniping is turning the thread into quite the kerfuffle.

RikkFlair

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Since when did we stop putting 'gate' after something controversial? It's way classier than debacle.

That'll stop when some mysterious character steals every gate in the country and we'll have to call it gategate.

Harry Palmr

Another utterance of the D word on Drivetime.

Fescue

I thought the Garth Brooks fiasco was more of a brouhaha than a debacle.

Ruu

More of an iss-you (love the way Anne Doyle used to pronounce this).

KungPao

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

I wouldn't think so imo.
A debacle is embarrassing. A situation is almost always dangerous.

"Well, if it isn't 007. Mr Bond, what a shame...it seems we have a debacle.

"Chief, CHIEF [CB fuzz] WE NEED MEN DOWN HERE NOW!!! NOW GOD DAMN IT NOW!!!

Chief: "Roger. We're sending our best men there right now. Can you give us more information on what is happening?

"YEAH CHIEF, WE GOT...A DEBACLE!".