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foul-up

UK/ˈfaʊl ʌp/

foul-up noun: a disastrous mistake.

Noun

foul-up (plural foul-ups)

  1. A disastrous mistake.

Forms of foul-up

pluralfoul-ups

Questions about foul-up

What does foul-up mean?
Foul-up means a disastrous mistake.
What part of speech is foul-up?
Foul-up is a noun.
How do you pronounce foul-up?
Foul-up is pronounced /ˈfaʊl ʌp/ (UK).
What is the plural of foul-up?
The plural of foul-up is foul-ups.

Words near foul-up in the dictionary

  1. foul-mouthed
  2. foul-smelling
  3. foul-spoken
  4. foul-tempered
  5. foul-tongued
  6. foul-up
  7. foul-ups
  8. Foula
  9. foulable
  10. foulage
  11. Foulah

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