fuckup

• fuck-up, fuck up

Deverbal from fuck up.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʌkʌp/

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fuckup (plural fuckups)

1. (vulgar) A serious mistake.

   Synonyms: screwup; see also Thesaurus:error

   Forgetting our anniversary was a major fuckup.

   • 1980, Stephen King, Firestarter, Simon and Schuster, published 2016, →ISBN, page 464:

     The gate was high; it had been a nine-foot drop; she had landed wrong and broken her arm. Oh Jesus Christ, what a fuckup.

2. (vulgar, derogatory) One who continually makes mistakes; a person who fucks up a lot.

   Synonyms: screwup; see also Thesaurus: unskilled person

   You've got to fire that fuckup.

   I can't believe she's dating that colossal fuckup. All he does is yap about baseball.

   • 1994, John Hodge, Shallow Grave, spoken by Alex Law (Ewan McGregor):

     Family? Family? Friends? Drugged-up wandering suicidal search-of-the-self fuck-ups don't have families.

   • 2014, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Dr. Oz and Nutritional Supplements […] Having a monarchy means the fate of your country is basically a genetic lottery, because every family has the one fuckup they talk about behind their backs. And if you’re thinking, “my family doesn’t,” then I’m afraid it’s you. I’m sorry about that.”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 8, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:
3. (vulgar, derogatory, offensive) A mentally or emotionally damaged person.

   Synonym: screwup