# fuck up

Pronunciation: say "fuk-UP" /ˌfʌkˈʌp/

## Phrasal verb

1. To make a mistake or go wrong in what one is doing. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To make a mistake or do something wrong.
   - _One person can fuck up, and the whole relay team gets disqualified._
   - _I know I fucked up, and I'm not going to make excuses._
2. To do or handle something so badly that the result is a mess.
   - Simple: To do something very badly and spoil it.
   - _Whoever installed this fucked up the wiring, and half the outlets are dead._
   - _You'll get one chance at the pitch, so don't fuck up the opening._
4. To cause someone a bad injury, or to do serious damage to something.
   - Simple: To hurt someone badly or do serious damage to something.
   - _Three guys jumped him outside the bar and fucked him up pretty badly._
   - _Driving through that flood will fuck up the engine._
5. To traumatize someone or, more broadly, to have a damaging effect on their well-being.
   - Simple: To upset or harm someone deeply, so that their mind or life is badly affected.
   - _Losing her father so suddenly fucked her up for years._
   - _War can fuck up even the toughest soldiers long after they come home._
6. To make someone intoxicated, or to alter their mental state in some other way.
   - Simple: To make someone drunk or high, or change how their mind works.
   - _We got so fucked up on tequila that nobody remembers how the night ended._
   - _One hit of that stuff is enough to fuck up a first-timer for the whole night._

## Noun

Pronunciation: say "FUK-up" /ˈfʌkˌʌp/

3. Alternative spelling of fuckup. — Alternative spelling of fuckup.
   - Simple: Another way to spell fuckup. It is a rude word for a bad mistake or a person who often makes them.
   - _A fuck up in payroll meant nobody got paid on Friday._
   - _Her brother has always been treated as the family fuck up._

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