screw-upn.

Brit.

/ˈskruːʌp/, U.S.

/ˈskruˌəp/

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

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

1. colloquial (originally U.S. Military slang). A person who (habitually) makes a mess of things; an incompetent or bungling person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > incapable or incompetent person

insufficient1654

ineffective1856

incompetent1866

inefficient1898

nyamps1900

mook1930

screw-up1944

inadequate1962

no-talent1962

spaz1965

cowboy1982

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

1944 Sat. Evening Post 19 Aug. 34/2 He..dare-deviled three crews into combat-stress screw-ups, as war neurosis victims are called in the Air Force.

1971 Joplin (Missouri) Globe 23 May (Showtime section) 19/1 The kids..are small uncoordinated screw-ups who can't play baseball or ride a horse—none of the things their peers value.

1985 D. Koontz Door to December ii. xvii. 144 It wasn't that he thought Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives, were all screwups.

1997 J. Krakauer Into Thin Air v. 69 How do you suppose a screwup like me could have raised such a great kid?

2013 M. Zailckas Mother, Mother (2014) 356 See? I told you Violet was a screwup. No discipline. Not smart enough.

2. colloquial (originally U.S.). A mismanaged or confused situation; a mess; a shambles. Also: a (serious) mistake, an error, a blunder.

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 mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [noun] > state or instance of

studyc1300

were1338

amazec1425

perplexityc1475

studiala1513

pose1600

stam1638

embarrassment1721

screw-up1950

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > an error, mistake > [noun] > serious error, blunder

blunder1706

blunderbuss1726

floor1841

bull1846

howler1872

atrocity1878

break1884

bloomer1889

boner1912

bish1937

black1939

blue1941

cock-up1946

piss-up1950

screw-up1950

blob1952

1950 H. E. Goldin Dict. Amer. Underworld Lingo 187/2 Screw-up, a mix-up; any disruption of plans as the result of a blunder, treachery, or ill luck.

1958 A. Ginsberg Let. 2 Mar. in A. Ginsberg & L. Ginsberg Family Business (2001) 91 Nothing but mad Frenchmen at war... Plain case of screw up with classical Marxism background.

1967 G. Legman Fake Revolt 23 The inability to feel, and the fear of touch, especially in sex... This is the key to the whole sexual screw-up of our time.

1977 C. McFadden Serial iv. 14/1 Everybody knew..that the rational mind was a screw-up.

1992 Equinox Aug. 54/2 He loves planning. He hates screwups.

2014 Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.) (Nexis) 12 Dec. America's involvement in the Middle East for the past three decades has been one monumental screw-up after another.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	screw-up
释义	screw-upn. Brit. /ˈskruːʌp/, U.S. /ˈskruˌəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to screw up at screw v. Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < to screw up at screw v. Phrasal verbs 1. 1. colloquial (originally U.S. Military slang). A person who (habitually) makes a mess of things; an incompetent or bungling person. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > incapable or incompetent person insufficient1654 ineffective1856 incompetent1866 inefficient1898 nyamps1900 mook1930 screw-up1944 inadequate1962 no-talent1962 spaz1965 cowboy1982 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 1944 Sat. Evening Post 19 Aug. 34/2 He..dare-deviled three crews into combat-stress screw-ups, as war neurosis victims are called in the Air Force. 1971 Joplin (Missouri) Globe 23 May (Showtime section) 19/1 The kids..are small uncoordinated screw-ups who can't play baseball or ride a horse—none of the things their peers value. 1985 D. Koontz Door to December ii. xvii. 144 It wasn't that he thought Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives, were all screwups. 1997 J. Krakauer Into Thin Air v. 69 How do you suppose a screwup like me could have raised such a great kid? 2013 M. Zailckas Mother, Mother (2014) 356 See? I told you Violet was a screwup. No discipline. Not smart enough. 2. colloquial (originally U.S.). A mismanaged or confused situation; a mess; a shambles. Also: a (serious) mistake, an error, a blunder. 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 mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [noun] > state or instance of studyc1300 were1338 amazec1425 perplexityc1475 studiala1513 pose1600 stam1638 embarrassment1721 screw-up1950 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > an error, mistake > [noun] > serious error, blunder blunder1706 blunderbuss1726 floor1841 bull1846 howler1872 atrocity1878 break1884 bloomer1889 boner1912 bish1937 black1939 blue1941 cock-up1946 piss-up1950 screw-up1950 blob1952 1950 H. E. Goldin Dict. Amer. Underworld Lingo 187/2 Screw-up, a mix-up; any disruption of plans as the result of a blunder, treachery, or ill luck. 1958 A. Ginsberg Let. 2 Mar. in A. Ginsberg & L. Ginsberg Family Business (2001) 91 Nothing but mad Frenchmen at war... Plain case of screw up with classical Marxism background. 1967 G. Legman Fake Revolt 23 The inability to feel, and the fear of touch, especially in sex... This is the key to the whole sexual screw-up of our time. 1977 C. McFadden Serial iv. 14/1 Everybody knew..that the rational mind was a screw-up. 1992 Equinox Aug. 54/2 He loves planning. He hates screwups. 2014 Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.) (Nexis) 12 Dec. America's involvement in the Middle East for the past three decades has been one monumental screw-up after another. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1944
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