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fuckup

/ˈfʌkʌp/

fuckup noun: a serious mistake.

Noun

fuckup (plural fuckups)

  1. (vulgar) A serious mistake.
    • Forgetting our anniversary was a major fuckup.
    • 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.1980, Stephen King, Firestarter, Simon and Schuster, published 2016, →ISBN, page 464
  2. (derogatory, vulgar) One who continually makes mistakes; a person who fucks up a lot.
    • You've got to fire that fuckup.
    • I can't believe she's dating that colossal fuckup. All he does is yap about baseball.
    Synonyms:
    screwup
  3. (derogatory, offensive, vulgar) A mentally or emotionally damaged person.
    Synonyms:
    screwup

Synonyms of fuckup

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Forms of fuckup

pluralfuckups
alternative formfuck-up
alternative formfuck up

Origin of fuckup

Deverbal from fuck up.

Questions about fuckup

What does fuckup mean?
Fuckup means a serious mistake.
What part of speech is fuckup?
Fuckup is a noun.
How do you pronounce fuckup?
Fuckup is pronounced /ˈfʌkʌp/.
What is the plural of fuckup?
The plural of fuckup is fuckups.

Words near fuckup in the dictionary

  1. fucktwats
  2. fucktwit
  3. fucktwits
  4. fuckumentaries
  5. fuckumentary
  6. fuckup
  7. fuckupable
  8. fuckuppery
  9. fuckups
  10. fuckuva
  11. fuckwad

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