The difference between Hot mess and Omnishambles

When used as nouns, hot mess means a warm meal, usually cooked in a large pot, often similar to a stew or porridge, whereas omnishambles means a situation that is bad or mismanaged in every way.


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  1. Hot mess as a noun (military):

    A warm meal, usually cooked in a large pot, often similar to a stew or porridge; service of such a heated meal to soldiers.

  1. Hot mess as a noun (slang, idiomatic, mostly, US):

    A situation or object in a state of extreme disarray.

  2. Hot mess as a noun (slang, idiomatic, mostly, US):

    A disheveled or unbalanced person, particularly one who is nevertheless — or therefore — attractive.

  1. Omnishambles as a noun (UK, informal, chiefly, politics):

    A situation that is bad or mismanaged in every way.

    Examples:

    "Between the car accident, the food poisoning and the lost keys, the holiday was an omnishambles."