fuck up
Make a mess
Fuck up means to make a serious mistake or bungle something badly: I really fucked up that interview.
As a noun, a fuckup is either a mistake (That was a major fuckup) or a person who habitually fails or makes poor decisions (He's always been the family fuckup).
The phrase implies consequences—fucking up isn't just erring, it's erring in ways that matter.
Spoil through incompetence
- bungleFail through clumsiness
- fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers
- flubClumsy error
- goofMinor foolish error
mishandle · drop the ball · miscalculate · mismanage · err · stumble · gaffe · faux pas
Humiliating public failure
- debacleSudden, complete failure
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- washoutComplete failure or cancellation
- dudFailed device or effort
flop · bomb · trainwreck · meltdown · collapse · letdown · misfire · malfunction
Destroyed vessel or vehicle
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- spoilDamage or overindulge
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- destroyCause complete ruin
mangle · butcher · mar · impair · sabotage · derail · torpedo · tank
Person prone to errors
- loserDefeated competitor
- incompetentLacking necessary skill
- bunglerInept person
- klutzAwkward, graceless person
scatterbrain · fuckwit · dolt · bonehead · dimwit · numbskull · butterfingers · blunderer
botch
Spoil through incompetence
goof · mishandle · drop the ball · miscalculate · mismanage · err · stumble · gaffe · faux pas · snafu
fiasco
Humiliating public failure
dud · flop · bomb · trainwreck · meltdown · collapse · letdown · misfire · malfunction · bust
wreck
Destroyed vessel or vehicle
destroy · mangle · butcher · mar · impair · sabotage · derail · torpedo · tank · compromise
screwup
Person prone to errors
- loserDefeated competitor
- incompetentLacking necessary skill
- bunglerInept person
klutz · scatterbrain · fuckwit · dolt · bonehead · dimwit · numbskull · butterfingers · blunderer · ne'er-do-well
fuck upsucceed
Achieve a desired aim
nail it · ace it · pull it off · triumph · come through