Both Uses of
fiasco
in
Cujo
- His mind turned toward the Red Razberry Zingers fiasco again, and he let it, knowing that sometimes a no-pressure, almost idle review of a bad situation could~ for him, at least —result in some new insight, a fresh angle.†
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- Since the Zingers fiasco, two clients (including Cannes-Look jeans) had canceled their arrangements with I-E, and if Ad Worx lost the Sharp account, Rob would lose other accounts in addition to Sharp.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(fiasco) a complete failure or humiliating situation
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, fiasco may reference a traditional Italian wine bottle (covered with straw).