Synonyms of screw the pooch
5 similar words
Another word for screw the pooch is crash and burn. Other synonyms of screw the pooch are fuck up, drop the ball, shit the bed and fuck the dog.
Synonyms and similar words for screw the pooch
verbTo make a large mistake, to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.
- crash and burn
- fuck up
- drop the ballUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, ball.
- shit the bed
- fuck the dogTo make a horrible or catastrophic mistake; to screw the pooch.
Meaning of screw the pooch
- verb To make a large mistake, to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.
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Questions about synonyms of screw the pooch
- What is another word for screw the pooch?
- Screw the pooch has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as crash and burn, fuck up, drop the ball, shit the bed and fuck the dog.
- What does screw the pooch mean?
- Screw the pooch means to make a large mistake, to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.
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