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fuckup

See also: fuck up and fuck-up

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Deverbal from fuck up.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfʌkʌp/
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fuckup (plural fuckups)

  1. (vulgar) A serious mistake.
    Synonyms: screwup; see also Thesaurus:error
    Forgetting our anniversary was a major fuckup.
    • 1980, Stephen King, Firestarter, Simon and Schuster, published 2016, →ISBN, page 464:
      The gate was high; it had been a nine-foot drop; she had landed wrong and broken her arm. Oh Jesus Christ, what a fuckup.
  2. (vulgar, derogatory) One who continually makes mistakes.
    Synonyms: screwup; see also Thesaurus:unskilled person
    You've got to fire that fuckup.
  3. (vulgar, derogatory) An ineffective person; a person who fucks up a lot.
    Synonym: screwup
    Don't mind me; I'm just a harmless fuckup.
    I can't believe she's dating that colossal fuckup, all he does is bitch about baseball.
    • 1994, John Hodge, Shallow Grave, spoken by Alex Law (Ewan McGregor):
      Family? Family? Friends? Drugged-up wandering suicidal search-of-the-self fuck-ups don't have families.
    • 2014, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Dr. Oz and Nutritional Supplements […] Having a monarchy means the fate of your country is basically a genetic lottery, because every family has the one fuckup they talk about behind their backs. And if you’re thinking, “my family doesn’t,” then I’m afraid it’s you. I’m sorry about that.”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 8, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:

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