n. (pl. -os) a ludicrous or humiliating failure or breakdown (orig. in a dramatic or musical performance); an ignominious result.
[ It., = bottle (with unexplained allusion): see FLASK ]
n. (pl. -os) a ludicrous or humiliating failure or breakdown (orig. in a dramatic or musical performance); an ignominious result.
[ It., = bottle (with unexplained allusion): see FLASK ]
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