muck-up
A total bungle
A muck-up is a blunder or botched situation, chiefly British: The whole project was a complete muck-up from the start.
The verb muck up means to bungle or ruin: Don't muck it up this time.
Related to muck in the sense of mess or dirt—something mucked up has been made a mess of.
Spoil through incompetence
- fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers
- bungleFail through clumsiness
- gaffeClumsy social error
- slip-upSmall unintended error
flub · goof · snafu · clanger · mishap · misstep · foul-up · blooper
Lack of order
- shamblesState of total disorder
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
chaos · turmoil · disorganization · hodgepodge · scramble · tangle · snarl · mix-up
botch
Spoil through incompetence
slip-up · flub · goof · snafu · clanger · mishap · misstep · foul-up · blooper · howler
disarray
Lack of order
- shamblesState of total disorder
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
confusion · chaos · turmoil · disorganization · hodgepodge · scramble · tangle · snarl · mix-up · upheaval
spoof
Comic exaggerated imitation
skit · mockery · takeoff · burlesque · caricature · farce · comedy · sketch · roast · jest
filth
Foul, accumulated matter
mire · gunk · crud · grunge · slop · muck · slime · ooze · soil · stain
muck-upsuccess
Favorable outcome attained
triumph · achievement · accomplishment · victory · hit
muck-upmasterpiece
Supreme artistic achievement
flawless execution · masterstroke · textbook example · well-oiled machine