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poop sandwich

poop sandwich

9.9
A very bad situation you must deal with
  • noun
  • /puːp ˈsænwɪtʃ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : situación desagradable
  • Sometimes life hands you a poop sandwich and you just have to get through it.

Examples

  • The morning shift at the restaurant turned into a total poop sandwich when three employees called in sick.

  • He described dealing with the paperwork as a poop sandwich he couldn't avoid.

  • This meeting is a real poop sandwich!

  • I can't believe I have to deal with this poop sandwich again.

  • Sometimes life hands you a poop sandwich and you just have to get through it.

  • He described dealing with the paperwork as a poop sandwich he couldn't avoid.

  • The morning shift at the restaurant turned into a total poop sandwich when three employees called in sick.

Synonyms

turd in the punchbowl
vspoop sandwich
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person or thing that ruins a happy event by causing embarrassment

refers to an overall unpleasant situation rather than a single spoiling element
total shitburger
vspoop sandwich
  • Offensive
9.9

A very bad excuse that people do not believe

is used for a broadly unpleasant or undesirable experience
soup sandwich
vspoop sandwich
  • Slang
9.7

A situation that is very messy and a complete disaster

covers unpleasantness rather than emphasis on mess or disorder
booger sandwich
vspoop sandwich
  • Slang
9.9

A joking name for a meal that looks disgusting

applies to unpleasant situations rather than gross food

Antonyms

blessing
269 1.4

A good thing or situation that brings happiness

delight
184 1.2

A thing or feeling that gives great pleasure

How Bad

disaster
∞ 1.0
poop sandwich
  • NSFW
9.9
inconvenience
107 4.3
annoyance
21 3.2

Surface Forms

poop sandwich singular
poop sandwiches plural

Morphology

poop + sandwich

The sense 'very unpleasant situation' is directly and predictably inferred from combining 'poop' (feces, strongly negative/disgusting) with 'sandwich' (an item made of or containing things); imagining a sandwich made of poop yields a clear metaphor for something disgusting or undesirable. Although informal slang, the compositional imagery is straightforward, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words would very likely infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Poop sandwich comes from the awful image of a sandwich filled with poop, something you would never want to eat. That picture makes it easy to call a situation you have to get through 'a very unpleasant situation'.