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goof up

goof up verb: to make a mistake.

Verb

goof up (third-person singular simple present goofs up, present participle goofing up, simple past and past participle goofed up)

  1. (slang) To make a mistake.
    • If I go near a skateboard, I'm sure I'm just going to goof up and fall off.
    Synonyms:
    cock up, foul up, fuck up, screw up, balls up, bollocks up, bugger up cock up, mess up
  2. (slang, transitive) To introduce problems to or damage through incompetence.
    • I tried to fix it, but I think I just goofed it up some more.

goof up meaning in Tamil

goof up in Tamil

மீ தவறு பண்ணல்

Synonyms of goof up

Forms of goof up

third-person singular presentgoofs up
present participlegoofing up
past participlegoofed up
pastgoofed up

Words formed from goof up

Questions about goof up

What does goof up mean?
Goof up means to make a mistake.
What is goof up in Tamil?
Goof up in Tamil is மீ தவறு பண்ணல். See Goof up meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is goof up?
Goof up is a verb.
What is the past tense of goof up?
The past tense of goof up is goofed up.

Words near goof up in the dictionary

  1. gooeys
  2. goof
  3. goof around
  4. goof off
  5. goof on
  6. goof up
  7. goof-off
  8. goof-offs
  9. goof-up
  10. goof-ups
  11. goofball

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