goof up en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(slang) To make a mistake.
If I go near a skateboard, I'm sure I'm just going to goof up and fall off.
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(slang, transitive) To introduce problems to or damage through incompetence.
I tried to fix it, but I think I just goofed it up some more.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| goofs up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| goofed up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| goofed up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| goofing up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
mess up · fuck up · screw up · foul up · bollocks up · cock up · bugger up cock up · balls up
Translations (7)
fr gaffer (to make a mistake) · sv klanta sig (to make a mistake) · de verpfuschen (to make a mistake) · sv dabba sig (to make a mistake) · sv tabba sig (to make a mistake) · fr gâcher (to make a mistake) · de vermurksen (to make a mistake)