English

fuck up

/ˌfʌkˈʌp/
To make a mistake, to go wrong.

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    • partEnglishfuck “To have sexual intercourse; to copulate.”
      • inheritedMiddle English*fukken
        • inheritedOld English*fuccian
    • partEnglishup “Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of g…”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishup
        • inheritedOld Englishupp “up”

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