goof up

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goof

noun
1. Slang. One deficient in judgment and good sense:
ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool.
Informal: dope, gander, goose.
Slang: cretin, ding-dong, dip, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey.
2. Slang. A stupid, clumsy mistake:
blunder, bull, bungle, foozle, fumble, muff, stumble.
Informal: blooper, boner.
Slang: bloomer.
verb
Slang. To pass time without working or in avoiding work.Also used with off:
bum (around), idle, laze, loaf, loiter, lounge, shirk.
Slang: diddle, goldbrick.
phrasal verb
goof up
Slang. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess:
ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil.
Informal: bollix up, muck up.
Slang: blow, louse up, screw up, snafu.
Idiom: make a muck of.
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Translations

w>goof up

vt sep (inf) → vermasseln (inf), → vermurksen (inf)
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References in periodicals archive
Summary: Telangana Board of Intermediate continues goof up in case of Anamika who ended her life
Telangana fails students again
Summary: California [USA], Sept 27 (ANI): Photographer Heidi Levine, who had clicked picture of a Palestine girl with pellet injuries on her face that was shown by Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi at the UN and claimed it to be from Kashmir, said she was grateful to the media for pointing out Islamabad's goof up.
Grateful to media for pointing Pakistan's goof up at UN: Photographer Heidi Levine
If you goof up you have to keep going, which does create some anxiety when you're waiting for the film to come back from the lab.
Wendy Tilby's When the day breaks wins at Cannes
While referring to the CBI's action to suspend and transfer some officials responsible for the goof up, he said responsibility has been fixed and action has been taken.
CBI withdraws most wanted list from website
While goof ups can prove fatal, a successful mission can earn anywhere between `50,000 and `70,000 per packet.
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