fuck up

Definitions

1. 1

   To make a mistake, to go wrong.

   • You really fucked up this time.
   • Don't you fuck up again.
   • When I was in my 20s and writing my first book—I know, I really fucked up there[.]
2. 2

   To botch or make a mess of.

   • I fucked up question 3 of the exam.
   • Don't fuck up your arcade game.
3. 3

   To injure or damage badly.

   • I fucked up my knee while running the marathon.
   • I'm about to fuck somebody up for betrayal.
   • They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you.
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   1. 4

      To cause someone to become intoxicated or otherwise alter someone's mental state.

      • I really got fucked up on cocaine last night.
      • Vodka, Bit says, because it fucks you up fastest.
      • Yeah, well the use of smack, cocaine, and other nasties continues, along with a wide range of designer drugs. […] There's still plenty of shit quality material available to fuck up the youth.
   2. 5

      To traumatise

      To traumatise; to negatively affect the wellbeing of someone.

      • They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with their faults they had And add some extra, just for you.
      • She'd never get the chance to have the proper goodbye to her own husband, and that fucked me up for some reason.
   3. 6

      Synonym of destroy (“to eat food quickly, hungrily or completely”)

      • I could fuck up a burger right now.
   4. 7

      Ellipsis of shut the fuck up.

      • Fuck up, mate! I don't want to listen to you!
   5. 8

      Alternative spelling of fuckup.

      • The heart of the matter is this: feminism’s been hijacked by the dark forces of judginess, by our communally created fear that our every deed, word, thought, joke and Tweet is being monitored for fuck ups.

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