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English
Pronunciation
Verb
goof up (third-person singular simple present goofs up, present participle goofing up, simple past and past participle goofed up)
- (slang) To make a mistake.
If I go near a skateboard, I'm sure I'm just going to goof up and fall off.
- (transitive, slang) To introduce problems to or damage through incompetence.
I tried to fix it, but I think I just goofed it up some more.
Usage notes
- The object of the transitive verb comes between "goof" and "up", so "I goofed it up" is correct, and *"I goofed up it" is not.
Synonyms
- cock up (UK), foul up, fuck up (taboo), screw up
- balls up (taboo), bollocks up (UK, taboo), bugger up (UK, taboo) cock up (UK), foul up, fuck up (taboo), mess up, screw up
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