Charlie Foxtrot is the NATO phonetic acronym of 

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>  cluster fuck
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which is clearly fairly rude. If you were not aware of the meaning, you would have no idea what I was talking about.

Is there a polite version to convey the same meaning that does not rely on knowing the etymology of Charlie Foxtrot?

*Note that I could care less if the initial of the new term were CF or anything else. I am looking for a meaning alternative not a obfuscation.*