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noun
1.
something imagined to be an extraordinary discovery but proving to be a delusion or a hoax: The announced cure for the disease was merely another mare's-nest.
2.
an extremely confused, entangled, or disordered place, situation, etc.: We just moved in, and the place is a mare's-nest.
Origin:
1610–20
1610–20
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Mare's-nest
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| mare's-nest | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a discovery imagined to be important but proving worthless |
| 2. | a disordered situation |
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