Surely you have often heard or read the euphonic word "fiasco." And recently, in Runet, even a little hype spun around him. On this wave, we will analyze what a fiasco means. How this word is associated with a variety of popular memes - humorous pictures with recognizable heroes of viral photos, videos and certain text.
Meaning and synonyms
What does the word "fiasco" mean (accent on "a")? This indeclinable noun is interpreted as follows:
- failure;
- collapse of hopes;
- complete failure;
- big trouble.
It was originally used as a synonym for failure in theatrical art. The word "fiasco" called the failure of the actor, director, of any play as a whole.
The word can be replaced (depending on context) with the following synonyms:
- crash
- failure;
- failure;
- failure;
- loss;
- blockage;
- disruption.
Origin of the word
We figured out what a fiasco means. Let's look at the origin of the word:
- The Russian language came from Italian. Fiasco translates as "bottle"! What is the connection? The word is part of the long expression far fiasco. It can be translated like this: "fail", "fail a major failure." Everything comes from the unsuccessful performance of the famous Bologna harlequin. He introduced the public to a buffoonery using a flask, a bottle. The audience did not like the number so much, and the poor fellow suffered such a crushing failure that the expression became a household word, international, and even survived to this day.
- The Italian word comes from Latin - flasco.
- A more ancient form is the pragerman word flahsko, flahskon.
- The source is considered to be the Indo-European plek. By the way, the Old Russian word “weave” also came from him.
