mucked up

Made a mess

Mucked up means ruined, bungled, or made a mess of something.

It's a slightly softened alternative to "fucked up," though muck—meaning filth or manure—gives it its own earthy force: The new software update completely mucked up my computer.

In British usage especially, a muck-up is a botched job or chaotic situation.

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botched · made a hash of · confused · fouled up · ruined · cock-up · bodge · goofed · dropped the ball · shambles · blunder · snafu · gone wrong · went pear-shaped · muddle · blew it · snarl-up · screw-up

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Opposites
quality of execution

mucked updone well

Executed with competence

nailed · perfected · aced · pulled off · succeeded

state of order

mucked upfixed

Restored or immovable

sorted out · straightened out · put right · cleaned up · repaired

Family

muck, muck up, mucking, mucks, mucked, mucker, muckiness, muckers

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Top 10,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG