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French
Etymology
From cafouiller + -age.
Pronunciation
Noun
cafouillage m (plural cafouillages)
- (informal) screw-up
2006 March 25, Nicole Vulser, “Téléchargement, l'invraisemblable cafouillage”, in Le Monde:Comme dans toute bonne dramaturgie shakespearienne, rien n’a été épargné : des "traîtres" ont fait exploser un scénario qui semblait huilé ; les coups de théâtre se sont succédé ; les partis se sont entre-déchirés ; les lobbies ont manoeuvré avec plus d’efficacité que de discrétion. L’impréparation du texte et la litanie des cafouillages ont atteint des sommets.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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