Charlie Foxtrot

Charlie Foxtrot

1. rude slang A clusterfuck, meaning a chaotic situation rife with problems. (When spelling something out with the NATO phonetic alphabet, the words "Charlie" and "Foxtrot" are commonly used for the letters C and F) Oh, the dinner party was a total Charlie Foxtrot—the roast was dry, the toilet overflowed, and everyone argued about politics.
2. vulgar slang A clusterfuck, meaning a group sexual encounter. No, I've never taken part in a Charlie Foxtrot—have you?
See also: Charlie
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Charlie Foxtrot

and CF (The CF is from the so-called NATO Phonetic Alphabet.)
1. Go to cluster fuck (sense 1).
2. Go to cluster fuck (sense 2).
See also: Charlie
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • Cf
  • CF The CF is from the so-called NATO Phonetic Alphabet.
  • NATO
  • phonetic
  • clusterfuck
  • snafu
  • free-for-all
  • before the balloon goes up
  • get out of hand
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