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screwups

screwups is the plural of screwup.

Meaning of screwup

Noun

screwup (plural screwups)

  1. (colloquial) A substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.
    • The Ford administration emerged in better shape than it deserved from the fantastic screw-up that preceded the release of the Rockefeller...1977, John Osborne, White House watch: the Ford years, page 147
  2. (colloquial) A person who often makes substantial mistakes; a bungler.
  3. (colloquial) A person who is mentally or emotionally damaged.
    Synonyms:
    fuckup

Questions about screwups

What is screwups the plural of?
Screwups is the plural of screwup.

Words near screwups in the dictionary

  1. screwthread
  2. screwthreads
  3. screwtop
  4. screwtops
  5. screwup
  6. screwups
  7. screwwise
  8. screwworm
  9. screwworms
  10. screwy
  11. Scriabinian

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