fuckup
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈfʌkˌʌp/
- Offensive
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imbécil
- She thinks I'm a fuckup, a college dropout, a high-class drifter.
- a total fuckup
- a family fuckup
- kind of fuckup
Examples
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Thing is, I’m supposed to be the fuckup.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'm more like you than that little fuckup ever was.
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You are once special kinda fuckup, you know that?
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I'm a fuckup and it's your fault!
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But he was not a fuckup, he insisted to himself.
Fiction book (1998) -
Who's the fuckup now, right?
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That is her career: being a fuckup of major proportions.
Blog text (31) -
- We need to find a way to offset our fuckups.
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You're a fuckup.
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He proved himself to be a complete fuckup when he forgot to submit the report on time.
Synonyms
22
7.0
A person who often makes mistakes in important situations
10
7.5
A person who does a job very badly
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8.6
A person who often fails to do things well
2
8.3
A person who often makes mistakes and seems clumsy
1
7.8
A person who often makes mistakes because they lack skill
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9.2
A person who does a job badly because they are not skilled
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7.8
A person who often makes serious mistakes because they are careless
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6.5
A person who often makes mistakes because they lack skill
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7.5
A person who often makes mistakes because they lack skill
A person who is very foolish and bad at what they do
A person who acts very foolishly and makes many mistakes
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
1
9.9
A very serious mistake that causes big problems, often because someone was careless
How Incompetent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word fuckup is also used for a person who often makes big mistakes. It comes from the same parts fuck 'ruin' and up 'completely', so a fuckup is someone who keeps ruining things through carelessness or poor skill.