Meaning of goat rope | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A confusing, disorganized situation often attributed to or marked by human error.
   slang
2. A convoluted issue that is contested by many parties.
   slang
3. A rodeo event in which competitors attempt to lasso a goat, usually for younger participants.
4. An ill-advised solution to contain a problem; a solution that will eventually fail.

Examples

“Never did find⟳ out what happened in July, but that was a goat rope that was poorly coordinated.”

“What a goat rope! The fact that we had to appear⟳ three different times was certainly an indicator things were going poorly for the prosecution.”

““How far up does this little goat rope go?” Sarge asked. “As far as we know⟳, all the way to the commander in chief.””

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