Living in London

Today’s word is shambolic. According to Answers.com it is an adjective, used chiefly as British slang, meaning disorderly or chaotic.

An example from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation:

Now, nearly four months and three chief judges later, the court has actually sat for just 10 days, and those sittings have often descended into shambolic shouting matches between the defence and the bench, peppered with walk-outs. Last week, the defendants boycotted the court, which continued hearing the case without them before adjourning for 10 days. Such scenes have led some observers to label the trial a sham, warning that it may help make a martyr out of Saddam Hussein.

What a great word. Say it a few times and feel how it rolls around in your mouth.

It seems like it might also be used appropriately in discussing the US State of the Union but I could not find an references in US newspapers