goof up

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goof up

verb goofs up · goofing up · goofed up

  1. slang To make a mistake. If I go near a skateboard, I'm sure I'm just going to goof up and fall off.

    Similar: cock up, foul up, fuck up, screw up, balls up, bollocks up, bugger up cock up, mess up

  2. slang, transitive To introduce problems to or damage through incompetence. I tried to fix it, but I think I just goofed it up some more.

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verb to make a mistake

Françaisgaffer, gâcher
Deutschvermurksen, verpfuschen

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@misc{goof_up_2026,
  title = {goof up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/goof%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}