foul-up

foul-up
noun
an embarrassing mistake
• Syn:
↑blunder, ↑blooper, ↑bloomer, ↑bungle, ↑pratfall, ↑fuckup, ↑flub, ↑botch, ↑boner, ↑boo-boo
• Derivationally related forms:
↑botchy (for: ↑botch), ↑botch (for: ↑botch), ↑flub (for: ↑flub), ↑fuck up (for: ↑fuckup), ↑foul up, ↑bungle (for: ↑bungle), ↑blunder (for: ↑blunder)
• Hypernyms: ↑mistake, ↑error, ↑fault
• Hyponyms:
↑bobble, ↑snafu, ↑spectacle, ↑bull, ↑fumble, ↑muff, ↑fluff, ↑faux pas, ↑gaffe, ↑solecism, ↑slip, ↑gaucherie, ↑howler, ↑clanger, ↑trip, ↑trip-up, ↑stumble, ↑misstep

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s)
Etymology: foul up
1. : a state of confusion brought on by ineptitude or mismanagement : mix-up

as with all transportation there are occasional foul-ups which gratify nobody — Richard Thruelsen

2. : a mechanical difficulty

the added complication of a foul-up in the steering mechanism in her motor pilot boat — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union

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/fowl"up'/, n. Informal.
1. a condition of difficulty or disorder brought on by inefficiency, stupidity, etc.
2. failure of a mechanical part to operate correctly.
3. a person who habitually makes mistakes; bungler.
[1950-55, Amer.; n. use of v. phrase foul up]

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foulˈ-up see ↑foul up below.
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Main Entry: ↑foul

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foul-up UK US noun [countable] [singular foul-up plural foul-ups] informal
a mistake in a process or system that means it cannot work effectively
Thesaurus: mistakessynonym

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foul-up «FOWL UHP», noun.
U.S. Informal. a muddle or mess that seriously interferes with an operation or movement: »

a shipping foul-up, a foul-up in diplomatic relations.

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n. a mistake resulting in confusion

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/ˈfaʊlˌʌp/ noun, pl -ups [count]
informal : a problem caused by someone making a mistake or being careless

They had to deal with yet another administrative foul-up.

— see also foul up at ↑foul, 3

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ˈfoul-up f9 [foul-up foul-ups] noun (informal)
a problem caused by bad organization or a stupid mistake

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There was a computer foul-up at the bank and customers were sent the wrong statements.


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