a walking disaster



a walking disaster

Someone who seems to constantly be in or cause great amounts of trouble, difficulty, or mayhem; someone who epitomizes disaster or calamity in his or her actions or behavior. I heard that John got fired from another job because he kept on messing up his boss's instructions. What a walking disaster! First, I lock myself out of the house, then my grocery bag breaks in the parking lot, and now I stepped on my glasses—I'm just a walking disaster today!
See also: disaster, walking

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HenriikkaHEN-ree:k-kahFinnish
Zsolt-Hungarian
Osanna-Italian (Rare)
Alcaeusal-SEE-əs (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Chingis-Mongolian
JudahJOO-də (English)Biblical, Jewish