Do people not know how to describe something as a "trainwreck" anymore? The adjective is supposed to be used to describe the captivating nature of the wreck itself (as in, "I can't look away"), not the wreck itself.
This peeve comes from a recent facebook status where someone wrote "Wow, what a trainwreck, I can't even watch"
Do people not know how to describe something as a "trainwreck" anymore? The adjective is supposed to be used to describe the captivating nature of the wreck itself (as in, "I can't look away"), not the wreck itself.
This peeve comes from a recent facebook status where someone wrote "Wow, what a trainwreck, I can't even watch"
A trainwreck is also when someone is deejaying and not mixing songs together correctly, so there are already multiple meanings. It's a bit picky to want people to only use your preferred definition
I always figured that the term 'train wreck' was something horrible that you didn't want to look at, and a 'car crash' was something that you couldn't look away from.
I don't know, trains don't usually run through busy suburban areas full of people that like to stare and point fingers.
A train wreck is a disaster of epic proportions or a complete failure. Like when you have a pregnant bum begging for a burger at White Castle that tries to guilt you by sayin things like, "I gotta feed my baby. Let me have one of your burgers."
A cluster fuck is just an unorganized mess. Too many chiefs, not enough indians. Runnin around like a chicken with its head cut off.