Dictionary

fuckup en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfʌkʌp/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- Proto-Germanic *fukkōną Old English *fuccian Middle English *fukken English fuck Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Middle English up English up English fuck updeverb. English fuckup Deverbal from fuck up.

Meanings

1. (vulgar) A serious mistake.
   • 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. 1980, Stephen King, Firestarter, Simon and Schuster, published 2016, →ISBN, page 464:
   • Forgetting our anniversary was a major fuckup.
2. (derogatory, vulgar) One who continually makes mistakes; a person who fucks up a lot.
   • You've got to fire that fuckup.
   • Family? Family? Friends? Drugged-up wandering suicidal search-of-the-self fuck-ups don't have families. 1994, John Hodge, Shallow Grave, spoken by Alex Law (Ewan McGregor):
   • I can't believe she's dating that colossal fuckup. All he does is yap about baseball.
3. (derogatory, offensive, vulgar) A mentally or emotionally damaged person.

Forms

Relateds

fuckuppery

Synonyms

mess-up · boner · stumble · fault · floater · break · screwup · slipup · screwup · error · screwup · blunder · mistake · fluff · cock-up · faux pas · oopsy · erroneity · bloomer · slip-up · lapsus · inaccuracy · boo-boo · howler · blooper · misstep · thinko · disadventure · goof · clanger · slip · misadventure · lapse · fuckup · gaffe · aberration · solecism · screwup · flub · wrength

Translations (44)

fr raté (ineffective person) · fr connerie (serious mistake) · pl pajac (ineffective person) · fi kämmi (serious mistake) · fi sähläys (serious mistake) · fi mogari (person making mistakes) · gl cagada (serious mistake) · af fokop (serious mistake) · pl nieogar (person making mistakes) · es patán (person making mistakes) · af fokop (ineffective person) · pl pierdoła (person making mistakes) · es pelotudo (person making mistakes) · ru проёб (serious mistake) · eo neniulo (ineffective person) · fi mokailija (person making mistakes) · es boludo (person making mistakes) · ru распиздяй (ineffective person) · es cagada (serious mistake) · eo fuŝulo (person making mistakes) · fi moka (serious mistake) · es embarrada (serious mistake) · fi sähläri (person making mistakes) · eo fuŝo (serious mistake) · ru долбоёб (person making mistakes) · fr branquignol (person making mistakes) · fr branquignol (ineffective person) · fr boulet (person making mistakes) · fi kämmäri (person making mistakes) · eo sentaŭgulo (ineffective person) · es menzo (ineffective person) · pl porażka (serious mistake) · fr boulet (ineffective person) · fi tunari (person making mistakes) · fr branque (ineffective person) · pl popierdółka (ineffective person) · es idiota (person making mistakes) · es tarado (person making mistakes) · fr trimard (ineffective person) · fr cassos (ineffective person) · af fokop (person making mistakes) · es quilombo (serious mistake) · pl zjeb (ineffective person) · pl zjeb (person making mistakes)