foul-up

foul-up

(foul′ŭp′)

n.

1. A condition of confusion caused by mistakes or poor judgment.

2. A mechanical failure.

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foul′-up`

n.

1. a condition of disorder brought on by inefficiency or stupidity.

2. failure of a mechanical part to operate correctly.

[1940–45, Amer.]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

foul-up - an embarrassing mistake     blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, fuckup, pratfall, bloomer error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" bobble - the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball; "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out" snafu - an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up spectacle - a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself bull - a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment" fumble, muff - (sports) dropping the ball fluff - a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) faux pas, gaffe, slip, solecism, gaucherie - a socially awkward or tactless act howler - a glaring blunder clanger - a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger" misstep, trip-up, stumble, trip - an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"

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foul-up

noun

A ruinous state of disorder:

botch, mess, muddle, shambles.

Informal: hash.

Slang: screwup, snafu.

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Translations

foul-up

[ˈfaʊlʌp] N → desastre m

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