foul-upn.

Brit.

/ˈfaʊlʌp/, U.S.

/ˈfaʊlˌəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to foul up at foul v.¹ Phrasal verbs.

Etymology: < to foul up at foul v.¹ Phrasal verbs.

Originally U.S.

1. An instance of something becoming blocked, entangled, or jammed; a malfunction.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > [noun] > specific manner of action or operation > faulty

malfunctioning1912

dysfunction1916

malfunction1916

foul-up1918

dysfunctioning1933

misfunction1937

malf1986

1918 G. M. Knocker Diary 25 Oct. in Diary & Lett. World War I Fighter Pilot (2008) 221 Flying in day, not much tho. Mostly foulups doing tests. None of our gunbuses are ready!

1965 New Statesman 30 Apr. 695/2 A group of American bombers..go rogue through a mechanical foul-up.

1975 W. Winward Fives Wild (1976) ix. 54 There was a traffic foul-up at 54th and Park.

1998 Yachts & Yachting 12 June 58/2 We couldn't tack due to a minor foul up with the spinnaker halyard.

2. colloquial (originally U.S. Military).Sometimes used as a euphemistic substitute for fuck-up (see fuck-up n.).

a. A blunder, a mistake. Also: a state of muddle or confusion.

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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a state of confused disorder

feery-fary1535

puddle1587

bauchle1600

vertigo1702

whemmel1817

mull1821

mix-up1841

scrimmage1852

embroilment1856

hash-up1860

brangle1865

mucker1867

unplight1876

car wreck1877

mix1882

mess-up1902

stirabout1905

pot mess1914

boorach1928

balls-up1929

muck-up1930

balls1938

box1941

Chinese fire drill1943

snafu1943

foul-up1944

screw-up1950

snarl-up1960

tiswas1960

bumble-bath1965

clusterfuck1969

headfuck1983

car crash1992

katogo1994

dumpster fire2008

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > unskilful action or working > a bungle

miscarriage1590

bungle1656

bumble1823

boggle1834

muff1867

car wreck1877

mismove1877

miscue1882

muddle1884

bobble1887

mess-up1902

floater1913

bollock1919

fluff1928

balls-up1929

muck-up1930

balls1938

snafu1943

foul-up1944

fuck-up1949

clusterfuck1969

car crash1992

dumpster fire2008

omnishambles2009

1944 Newsweek 7 Feb. 61 Janfu: Joint Army-Navy foul-up. Jaafu: Joint Anglo-American foul-up.

1944 Long Beach (Calif.) Independent 30 July 5 The American soldier is not as dumb as certain people back home like to think they are. We know what is going on. We know of the many foul-ups.

1953 ‘S. Ransome’ Drag Dark (1954) vii. 69 I couldn't judge how far I could rely on you to find the way out of this foul-up.

1976 R. Yorke Led Zeppelin Biogr. vi. 108 There were so many foul-ups... We wasted a whole week wanking around.

2020 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 13 July 1 Payments that—because of lack of oversight or technical and bureaucratic foul-ups—simply did not arrive.

b. A person who (habitually) makes a mess of things; an incompetent person, a blunderer; a maladjusted person, a misfit.

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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > unskilful action or working > person

blundererc1440

blunt-workerc1440

botcher1440

bumblerc1530

bungler1533

haggler1577

bumbiea1585

tool1699

screw-up1944

foul-up1945

fuck-upc1945

omnishambles2009

1945 W. G. Johnson Diary in W. H. Little Up Sun! (1992) 136 I know what you foulups were up to!

1958 Inland Spring 24 That's eighteen hours every day in the kitchen, with all the other foul-ups in the group.

2006 J. Lutz Chill of Night vii. 31 ‘Woman's got her faults.’ ‘She's a foul-up?’ ‘More a don't-give-a-damn type.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	foul-up
释义	foul-upn. Brit. /ˈfaʊlʌp/, U.S. /ˈfaʊlˌəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to foul up at foul v.¹ Phrasal verbs. Etymology: < to foul up at foul v.¹ Phrasal verbs. Originally U.S. 1. An instance of something becoming blocked, entangled, or jammed; a malfunction. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > [noun] > specific manner of action or operation > faulty malfunctioning1912 dysfunction1916 malfunction1916 foul-up1918 dysfunctioning1933 misfunction1937 malf1986 1918 G. M. Knocker Diary 25 Oct. in Diary & Lett. World War I Fighter Pilot (2008) 221 Flying in day, not much tho. Mostly foulups doing tests. None of our gunbuses are ready! 1965 New Statesman 30 Apr. 695/2 A group of American bombers..go rogue through a mechanical foul-up. 1975 W. Winward Fives Wild (1976) ix. 54 There was a traffic foul-up at 54th and Park. 1998 Yachts & Yachting 12 June 58/2 We couldn't tack due to a minor foul up with the spinnaker halyard. 2. colloquial (originally U.S. Military).Sometimes used as a euphemistic substitute for fuck-up (see fuck-up n.). a. A blunder, a mistake. Also: a state of muddle or confusion. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] > a state of confused disorder feery-fary1535 puddle1587 bauchle1600 vertigo1702 whemmel1817 mull1821 mix-up1841 scrimmage1852 embroilment1856 hash-up1860 brangle1865 mucker1867 unplight1876 car wreck1877 mix1882 mess-up1902 stirabout1905 pot mess1914 boorach1928 balls-up1929 muck-up1930 balls1938 box1941 Chinese fire drill1943 snafu1943 foul-up1944 screw-up1950 snarl-up1960 tiswas1960 bumble-bath1965 clusterfuck1969 headfuck1983 car crash1992 katogo1994 dumpster fire2008 the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > unskilful action or working > a bungle miscarriage1590 bungle1656 bumble1823 boggle1834 muff1867 car wreck1877 mismove1877 miscue1882 muddle1884 bobble1887 mess-up1902 floater1913 bollock1919 fluff1928 balls-up1929 muck-up1930 balls1938 snafu1943 foul-up1944 fuck-up1949 clusterfuck1969 car crash1992 dumpster fire2008 omnishambles2009 1944 Newsweek 7 Feb. 61 Janfu: Joint Army-Navy foul-up. Jaafu: Joint Anglo-American foul-up. 1944 Long Beach (Calif.) Independent 30 July 5 The American soldier is not as dumb as certain people back home like to think they are. We know what is going on. We know of the many foul-ups. 1953 ‘S. Ransome’ Drag Dark (1954) vii. 69 I couldn't judge how far I could rely on you to find the way out of this foul-up. 1976 R. Yorke Led Zeppelin Biogr. vi. 108 There were so many foul-ups... We wasted a whole week wanking around. 2020 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 13 July 1 Payments that—because of lack of oversight or technical and bureaucratic foul-ups—simply did not arrive. b. A person who (habitually) makes a mess of things; an incompetent person, a blunderer; a maladjusted person, a misfit. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > unskilful action or working > person blundererc1440 blunt-workerc1440 botcher1440 bumblerc1530 bungler1533 haggler1577 bumbiea1585 tool1699 screw-up1944 foul-up1945 fuck-upc1945 omnishambles2009 1945 W. G. Johnson Diary in W. H. Little Up Sun! (1992) 136 I know what you foulups were up to! 1958 Inland Spring 24 That's eighteen hours every day in the kitchen, with all the other foul-ups in the group. 2006 J. Lutz Chill of Night vii. 31 ‘Woman's got her faults.’ ‘She's a foul-up?’ ‘More a don't-give-a-damn type.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1918
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