goof up

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === goof up (third-person singular simple present goofs up, present participle goofing up, simple past and past participle goofed up) (slang) To make a mistake. (transitive, slang) To introduce problems to or damage through incompetence. ==== Usage notes ==== The object of the transitive verb comes between "goof" and "up", so "I goofed it up" is correct, and *"I goofed up it" is not. ==== Synonyms ==== cock up (UK), foul up, fuck up (taboo), screw up balls up (taboo), bollocks up (UK, taboo), bugger up (UK, taboo) cock up (UK), foul up, fuck up (taboo), mess up, screw up ==== Derived terms ==== goof-up ==== Translations ====