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fuck_up

**** up

See also: fuckup and ****-up

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Noun

**** up (plural **** ups)

  1. (vulgar) An incompetent individual; one who errs frequently.
    He is such a **** up.
  2. (vulgar) A severe mistake.
    That **** up cost us the contract.

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**** up (third-person singular simple present **** up, present participle **** up, simple past and past participle fucked up)

  1. (intransitive, slang, mildly vulgar) to make a mistake, to go wrong
    You really fucked up this time.
  2. (transitive, vulgar) to botch or make a mess of
    I fucked up question 3 of the exam.
  3. (transitive, vulgar) to injure or damage
    I fucked up my knee while running the marathon.
    • 1971, Phillip Larkin, “This Be The Verse”:
      They **** you up, your mum and dad.
      They may not mean to, but they do.
      They fill you with the faults they had
      And add some extra, just for you.
    • 2006, John R. Butler (music), “The Hand of the Almighty”, in Surprise!:
      He'll **** you up, yes, God will **** you up
      If you dare to disobey His stern command.
      He'll **** you up, don't you know He'll **** you up?
      So you better do some prayin' while you can.
  4. (vulgar) To cause someone to make a big mistake.
  1. (used only in imperative, vulgar) short for shut the **** up.
    **** up, mate! I don't want to listen to you!
  2. (vulgar) To cause significant physical damage to someone's body (especially, in a fight)
    • 1993, Wu-Tang Clan (music), “Shame on a Nigga”, in Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers):
      Shame on a nigga who try to run game on a nigga
      Wu buck wild with the trigger!
      Shame on a nigga who try to run game on a nigga
      I'll **** your ass up!
    • 2010, James Rolfe, Angry Video Game Nerd: Action 52:
      What are these, hookers? I guess this guy doesn't understand the concept of a hooker. You're supposed to **** her, not **** her up.

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This phrase is considered vulgar slang and its use in polite company could be insulting.