Nobody seemed to know where this phrase came from etc.
Goat rope origin phrase.
Posted by dgw on april 17 2002.
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Synonyms for goat rope include debacle fiasco hairball cf snafu fubar cluster foxtrot car crash dysfunction and imbroglio.
This expression first started appearing in the 1900s.
How far up does this little goat rope go sarge asked.
Goat rope definition a very confused situation to teach new cowboys the art of roping a moving target such as a horse or a steer novices would be put in a pen full of goats which were smaller and less dangerous to hone their craft the old timers would gather to watch drink whoop and be amused by the ensuing melee.
The fact that we had to appear three different times was certainly an indicator things were going poorly for the prosecution.
A goat roper is a wannabe rancher or a cowboy poser.
A similar expression is goat rodeo.
This is a list of acronyms expressions euphemisms jargon military slang and sayings in common or formerly common use in the united states marine corps many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities and some also have varying levels of appropriateness usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank.
I recently heard several times the phrase this is a goat rope the context of the phrase meant a big screw up or huge mistake.
A convoluted issue that is contested by many parties.
Posted by matthew on april 17 2002.
What a goat rope.
Obviously this would be very chaotic and unorganized.
Goat ropers have the 4x4 pickup and the cowboy hat but no cattle horses brain or land.
A total freaking mess an unorganized disaster clusterfuck.
Goat rope posted by matthew on april 17 2002.
Goat fuck was originally used by military personnel for a fiasco along the lines of snafu the expression may play on the expression get someone s goat irritate them and allude to the stubbornness of the animal.
Nobody seemed to know where this phrase came from etc.
The more profane version goat fuck can be traced to the 1970s.
A literal goat rope is an activity at a fair where many people try to catch goats with a rope.
Goat rodeo comes from a big family of goat related slang such as goat fuck goat screw and goat rope.
