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messup

messup is the alternative spelling of mess-up.

Meaning of mess-up

Noun

mess-up (plural mess-ups)

  1. (informal) A mistake or fiasco; something that has gone wrong.
  2. (informal) A person who makes many mistakes.

Forms of messup

pluralmessups

Origin of messup

Deverbal from mess up.

Questions about messup

What is messup the alternative spelling of?
Messup is the alternative spelling of mess-up.

Words near messup in the dictionary

  1. Messrs. Wrong
  2. messtin
  3. messtins
  4. messuage
  5. messuages
  6. messup
  7. messups
  8. messy
  9. messyish
  10. MEST
  11. Mesta

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