stuff up

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stuff up

verb stuffs up · stuffing up · stuffed up

slang, transitive To ruin or harm. Don't drink tonight, because it'll stuff you up before your business trip.
Australia, UK, intransitive, slang To make a big mistake. We lost the match because of the goalkeeper stuffing up.
transitive To cause (the nasal passages) to be blocked. My nose is all stuffed up so I'm speaking funny.

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@misc{stuff_up_2026,
  title = {stuff up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stuff%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}