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Meaning of "fuckup" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FUCKUP

fuckup  [ˈfʌkˌʌp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUCKUP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fuckup is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FUCKUP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fuck

Fuck is an English-language word, a profanity which refers to the act of sexual intercourse and is also commonly used to denote disdain or as an intensifier. Its origin is obscure; it is usually considered to be first attested to around 1475, but may be considerably older. In modern usage, the term fuck and its derivatives can be used in the position of a noun, a verb, an adjective or an adverb. There are many common phrases that employ the word, as well as compounds incorporating it, such as motherfucker.

Definition of fuckup in the English dictionary

The definition of fuckup in the dictionary is a bungler, a blunderer; a maladjusted person, a misfit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUCKUP


break-up
ˈbreɪkˌʌp
bunk-up
ˈbʌŋkˌʌp
checkup
ˈtʃɛkˌʌp
cockup
ˈkɒkˌʌp
crack-up
ˈkrækˌʌp
fuck-up
ˈfʌkˌʌp
jack-up
ˈdʒækˌʌp
kick-up
ˈkɪkˌʌp
knock-up
ˈnɒkˌʌp
linkup
ˈlɪŋkˌʌp
lockup
ˈlɒkˌʌp
look-up
ˈlʊkˌʌp
muck-up
ˈmʌkˌʌp
shakeup
ˈʃeɪkˌʌp
sneakeup
ˈsniːkˌʌp
stack-up
ˈstækˌʌp
take-up
ˈteɪkˌʌp
workup
ˈwɜːkˌʌp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUCKUP

fuci
fucivorous
fuck
fuck about
fuck buddy
fuck off
fuck up
fuck-all
fuck-up
fucker
fucking
fucking A
fuckoff
fuckwit
fucoid
fucoidal
fucose
fucoxanthin
fucus
fucused

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUCKUP

backup
be made up
beaucoup
coup
cup
end up
follow up
group
grup
look up
make-up
pick-up
pin-up
put-you-up
set up
set-up
setup
sign up
up
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Synonyms and antonyms of fuckup in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fuckup» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUCKUP

Find out the translation of fuckup to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fuckup from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fuckup» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fuckup
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuckup
570 millions of speakers

English

fuckup
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fuckup
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fuckup
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разорвать ламерско
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fuckup
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fuckup
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fuckup
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fuckup
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fuckup
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fuckup
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

망가진 건 박사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fucking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fuckup
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fuckup
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बकरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

salak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuckup
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fuckup
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розірвати ламерско
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

beleaua
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fuckup
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fuckup
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fuckup
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fuckup
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fuckup

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUCKUP»

The term «fuckup» is regularly used and occupies the 59.966 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «fuckup».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUCKUP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fuckup» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fuckup» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fuckup

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUCKUP»

Discover the use of fuckup in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fuckup and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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First-Time Filmmaker F*ck-ups: The Common Mistakes New ...
FuckUp #35 “Grip? Electric? What's the difference?” Understanding what grips and electrics do FuckUp #36“The Assistant DirectorIsthe Director's Assistant” What thiscrucial job really does and why you needa great one FuckUp #37 “ Anyone ...
Daryl Goldberg, 2012
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Saying Things
More than enough. So he didn't say anything. There was an incident with a flare, and after that incident Mex called Mick a fuckup. “You friggin'fuckup,” Mex said, mustering as much contempt as he could. Indianapolis, who always seemed to be ...
M. J. Naparsteck, 198
3
The F-Word
1946–50 J. Jones From Here to Eternity ch. iv: He's such a fuckup I was afraid we' d shoot somebody on a problem. 1951 E. Hemingway in SelectedLetters (1981) 721: To me he is an enormously skillful fuck-up and his book will do great ...
Jesse Sheidlower, 2009
4
Being Geek: The Software Developer's Career Handbook
The Enemy is angry about your fuckup, and the Enemy believes that dragging you through that anger is a useful learning experience. Here's the terrifying reality regarding the Enemy: unlike all the other personalities I've talked about, the ...
Michael Lopp, 2010
5
Madness: A Bipolar Life
Your problem is that you're so used to being in crisis that your whole perception of yourself is as a fuckup, a permanent fuckup, never someone who gets to not be a fuckup, so you have to torture yourself and hate yourself just to be as good as ...
Marya Hornbacher, 2009
6
The Lone Surfer of Montana, Kansas: Stories
HE SAID I WAS A FUCKUP AND A MENACE TO SOCIETY. HE REALLY SAID THAT. THAT WAS IN COURT IN FRONT OF MISSY AND JENINE. HE DIDNT HAVE TO SAY THAT. HE COULD SAY MENACE TO SOCIETY BECAUSE I DONT ...
Davy Rothbart, 2005
7
An Interlude in Dreamland: A Near Future Mystery
“A fuckup is someone who says he is going to do something and then does not do it. Now take this Tony Bell for instance. He and me, we had a deal. He was going to cop this thing and then we were going to fence it and split the profit. Simple ...
Alan Robbins, 2005
8
A Dictionary of Catch Phrases
fuck this [or that] for a game of soldiers!' (ibid.): since thelate 1940s. See also balls to that lark! fuckup. See: biggest fuckup. fuck you, buddy, I'm shipping fuckup. See: biggest fuckup. fuck you,buddy, I'm shipping out is a US version of the next.
Eric Partridge, 2003
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Crack House
THREE. THE. FUCKUP. Dawn, Wood Green, North London. Thestreets wereempty,save for the occasional early riser on his way to work. Our threeunmarked family saloons slowly glided to a halt alongside the kerb. We climbed out and shut ...
Harry Keeble, Kris Hollington, 2010
10
Richard Yates Up Close: The Writer and His Works
Prentice is a general fuckup, but he takes pride in marching well, something no one else notices. In other writers this quiet pride might contribute to a character's dignity, but in Yates, who always strives to avoid false sentimentality, it lends a ...
Martin Naparsteck, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUCKUP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fuckup is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Batman: Arkham Knight On PC Won't Be Back Until Fall, WB …
Taking responsibility doesn't even begin to make up for their fuckup, that only keeps them from sinking any lower in my eyes. WB really needs ... «Game Informer, Jul 15»
2
Ciaran OBrien: Pulling Focus
So the rate you can learn – and the rate you can make horrible fuckup mistakes! – is so much higher, and so much faster, on YouTube. «TenEighty, Jul 15»
3
Impact Hub opens its doors to Manila startups
It debuted the “FuckUp Nights” series in the Philippines, where failures are celebrated and shared by industry leaders. On the flipside, it also ... «Tech in Asia, Jun 15»
4
Full Metal Jacket and Its Troubled Production
... the barracks fuckup who is a wrench in the mean green machine. He kills himself and the drill instructor, not in that order, in front of the whole ... «Den of Geek!, Jun 15»
5
Shame on you! When brands barbarise culture...
As stunning a fuckup as this example is, mistakes like this aren't as rare as you'd think. In 2014 when Brazil hosted the Fifa World Cup, Adidas ... «Pulse, Jun 15»
6
Around Town: 'Crissybaby Forever' an honest success
Crissybaby Forever generally keeps in line with Girls' aesthetic: “Another Loser Fuckup” sounds very similar to Girls, so much so that I knew he ... «The Daily Tar Heel, Jun 15»
7
Read an exclusive excerpt from David Levithan's 'Another Day'
I was watching one of my shows, and one of the housewives was like, “He's a fuckup, but he's my fuckup,” and I thought, Oh, shit, I really ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jun 15»
8
'Sense8′ Episodes 2-4: Sharing Is Caring
... it would spare her father the dishonor of having put a juvenile fuckup in charge of the company. It's not clear what Sun's long game is yet, only ... «New York Observer, Jun 15»
9
Deadmau5's 'Thunderdome' Launch at Governors Ball 2015 Was …
The hiccups were blamed on multiple power shortages, or as Deadmau5 tweeted, some "fuckup who doesn't know how 3 phase power works.". «Noisey, Jun 15»
10
Fail Fast, Fail Often, Fail Everywhere
Mirón is involved with a group that organizes “Fuckup Nights,” which feature three or four entrepreneurs who are willing to share their mistakes ... «The New Yorker, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Fuckup [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fuckup>. Apr 2024 ».
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