noun General Slang

Charlie Foxtrot

· noun · military

Phonetic-alphabet code for a cluster fuck — a total disaster.

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NATO phonetic-alphabet cover for 'cluster fuck' — C for Charlie, F for Foxtrot. The polite way to tell command that the op has fallen apart in spectacular fashion without dropping an F-bomb on the radio.

“The drop zone was a complete Charlie Foxtrot — half the gear landed in the wrong grid.”
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Charlie Foxtrot In A Sentence

The drop zone was a complete Charlie Foxtrot — half the gear landed in the wrong grid.

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What does Charlie Foxtrot mean?

It's phonetic-alphabet code for a 'cluster fuck' — a total disaster.

How do you use Charlie Foxtrot in a sentence?

"The whole operation turned into a complete Charlie Foxtrot."

Where does Charlie Foxtrot come from?

It uses the NATO phonetic alphabet letters C and F to stand in for 'cluster fuck.'

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