Chinese fire drill

Chinese fire drill

noun Informal: Sometimes Offensive.
a state of chaotic, often clamorous disorder.

Origin:
1960–65
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Chinese fire drill is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Main Entry:  Chinese fire drill1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a prank in which the passengers of a motor vehicle that is stopped at a stoplight, get out and run around the vehicle before returning to their seats
Main Entry:  Chinese fire drill2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  any state of disorder or confusion
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