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foul-up

noun

1 foul-up

An embarrassing mistake.

synonyms: bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, fuckup, pratfall.

is a specific kind of: error, fault, mistake.

is a broader term that covers: bobble | snafu | spectacle | bull | fumble, muff | fluff | faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, slip, solecism | howler | clanger | misstep, stumble, trip, trip-up.

derivation: bungle | ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil | blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin | botchy, butcherly, unskillful.

Dutch: blunder, domheid, dommigheid, enormiteit, ezelachtigheid, flater, misgreep, miskleun, misser, misslag ... show more

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