dog's breakfast

[ dawgz brek-fuhst, dogz ]

noun

, Chiefly Canadian Slang.

1. a disorderly mixture; hodgepodge.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dog's breakfast¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton called the bill "a dog's breakfast" and vowed to introduce "deeper cuts" if he wins the upcoming election, due by May.

From BBC

Tom Karako, the director of the Missile Defense Project at Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies, called it “a sort of a dog’s breakfast” of systems.

From New York Times

Of fame onstage, Gadsby says: “Don’t expect it, that’s gross. But just on the off chance you find yourself famous, you’d better be prepared. Because I wasn’t and I made a dog’s breakfast of it.”

From Seattle Times

One wonders whether Spoon, Ozzy and Machine Gun Kelly had ever been mentioned in the same sentence before they ended up in this dog’s breakfast of a category.

From Los Angeles Times

The dog’s breakfast of human beings who were allowed to attach themselves to the president in the waning days of his tenure provides a cautionary tale.

From Washington Times