fuckup

noun — 3 senses

fuckup

noun

/ˈfʌkʌp/

Etymology Deverbal from fuck up.

1

Vulgar A serious mistake.

  • Forgetting our anniversary was a major fuckup.
  • 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:
2

Derogatory, Vulgar One who continually makes mistakes; a person who fucks up a lot.

  • You've got to fire that fuckup.
  • I can't believe she's dating that colossal fuckup. All he does is yap about baseball.
1 more example
  • 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):
3

Derogatory, Offensive, Vulgar A mentally or emotionally damaged person.

Related terms
fuckuppery

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