Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gong show

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: gong show
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An event that proves to be a disaster, often in a fun or memorable way.

Canadian usage

Example Sentences

"Last night, we all went drinking, and the whole thing turned into a total gong show."
"That biology class was a gong show."

Etymology

After The Gong Show, a televised absurdist amateur talent contest first broadcast in the 1970s.

Usage

Canadian usage

Inflected Forms

gong shows (plural)

Synonyms

amateur hour clusterfuck comedy of errors fiasco shit show

Questions

What does gong show mean?: An event that proves to be a disaster, often in a fun or memorable way.
Where does gong show come from?: After The Gong Show, a televised absurdist amateur talent contest first broadcast in the 1970s.

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