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单词 gong show
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Definition of gong show in English:

gong show

noun
Canadian informal
  • A situation or event marked by chaos and incompetence.

    At the check-in counter, none of the machines were printing boarding passes or baggage tags. What a gong show!
    we need a majority government to stop the gong show in Ottawa

Origin

1980s: from The Gong Show, a television programme originally broadcast in the US 1976–8 that featured talent competitions with comically unskilled amateur contestants.

Definition of gong show in US English:

gong show

noun
Canadian informal
  • A situation or event marked by chaos and incompetence.

    At the check-in counter, none of the machines were printing boarding passes or baggage tags. What a gong show!
    we need a majority government to stop the gong show in Ottawa

Origin

1980s: from The Gong Show, a television program originally broadcast in the US 1976–8 that featured talent competitions with comically unskilled amateur contestants.

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