Americans: do you recognize this definition of gongshow, or is it a Canadianism? http://www.unwords.com/unword/gongshow.html … (see also: how my day's going).
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Replying to @avibryant
Results: in general, Americans seem not to have heard "gongshow" used that way, but think they would have understood it in context.
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Replying to @avibryant
@avibryant It sounds enough like shitshow that I'd probably recognize it in context.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @d6
@d6@avibryant this is surprising, I thought the etymology was from an american tv game show where a gong was rung. I may have made that up.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @aaronmblevin
@aaronmblevin @d6 that's absolutely the etymology. I'm surprised for the same reason.
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