fuckup

fuckup

See also: fuck up and fuck-up

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʌkʌp/

Noun

fuckup (plural fuckups)

1. (vulgar) A serious mistake.

   Forgetting our anniversary was a major fuckup.

2. (vulgar, derogatory) One who continually makes mistakes.

   You've got to fire that fuckup.

   Synonyms: bungler, screwup

3. (vulgar, derogatory) An ineffective person.

   Don't mind me, I'm just a harmless fuckup.

   • 2014, John Oliver, “Dr. Oz and Nutritional Supplements”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 8, written by Tim Carvell; Josh Gondelman; Dan Gurewitch; Jeff Maurer; Ben Silva; Will Tracy; Jill Twiss; Seena Vali; Julie Weiner, HBO, Warner Bros. Television:

     Yeah, because unfortunately for them, the judge found them guilty not just of that, but the much larger crime of not being a member of the royal family there. And sure, yeah, that’s just one rogue family member, but that’s the key drawback of inherited power. 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.

Translations

serious mistake

Esperanto: fuŝo (eo) Finnish: kämmi (fi), moka (fi), sähläys

Polish: porażka (pl) f, (please verify) zjeb (pl) m, (please verify) pierdoła (pl) f Spanish: embarrada (es) f, quilombo (es) m, cagada (es) f

person making mistakes

Esperanto: fuŝulo (eo) Finnish: kämmäri, mokailija, mogari (fi), sähläri (fi) Polish: zjeb (pl) m, nieogar (pl) m, pierdoła (pl) f

Russian: долбоёб (ru) m (dolbojób) Spanish: tarado (es) m, boludo (es) m, pelotudo (es) m, idiota (es) m, patán (es) m

noneffective person

Polish: zjeb (pl) m, pajac (pl) m, popierdółka f

Spanish: menzo m

See also

• fuck up