screwup
[
skroo
-uhp]
/ˈskruˌʌp/
noun
,
Slang.
1.
a mistake or blunder:
The package was delayed through an addressing screwup.
2.
a habitual blunderer.
Also,
screw-up
.
Origin
1955-60;
Americanism; noun use of verb phrase
screw up
British Dictionary definitions for
screw-up
screw up
verb
(
transitive, adverb
)
1.
to twist out of shape or distort
2.
to summon up or call upon:
to screw up one's courage
3.
(
also intransitive
) (
informal
) to mishandle or make a mess (of)
4.
(
often passive
) (
informal
) to cause to become very anxious, confused, or nervous:
he is really screwed up about his exams
noun
5.
(
slang
) something mishandled or done badly
Slang definitions & phrases for
screw-up
screw-up
noun
A chronic bungler; a consistently inept person;
fuck-up
(WWII Army)
A confused situation; a botch;
fuck-up
: The program's a total screw-up
(1950s+)