arse-up

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English

Noun

arse-up (plural arse-ups)

  1. (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang, vulgar) A mistake or blunder; a cock-up.

References

  • Tony Thorne (2014) “arse-up”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London,  : Bloomsbury