First Known Use: circa 1854
Dictionary
1fiasco
noun fi·as·co \fē-ˈas-(ˌ)kō also -ˈäs-\
plural fi·as·coes
Definition of FIASCO
: a complete failure
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Origin of FIASCO
French, from Italian, from fare fiasco, literally, to make a bottle
2fiasco
noun fi·as·co \fē-ˈäs-(ˌ)kō, -ˈas-\
plural fi·as·coes also fi·as·chi \-(ˌ)kē\
Definition of FIASCO
Origin of FIASCO
Italian, from Late Latin flasco bottle — more at flask
First Known Use: 1887
FIASCO[2] Defined for Kids
fiasco
noun fi·as·co \fē-ˈa-skō\
plural fi·as·coes
Definition of FIASCO for Kids
: a complete failure <The party was a fiasco.>
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