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    cock-up
    /ˈkäkˌəp/

    noun

    • 1. something done badly or inefficiently: informal British "we've made a total cock-up of it"

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOCK UP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. If you cock something up, you ruin it by doing something wrong. [British, informal, rude] 2. → See also cock-up.... Click for more definitions.

  3. www.phrases.org.uk › meanings › cock-upA Cock-up - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase - Phrasefinder

    ‘Cock up’ sounds rude, but it isn’t. ‘Cock’, in the sense of this term, means ‘stand up conspicuously’, ‘turn up at the edge’, ‘bend at an angle’ etc. This is the sense of the early usage of the term ‘cock-up’, in the terms ‘cock-up one’s ears’, ‘cock-up one’s nose’.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcock up - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    phrasal verb. cock something up. (British English, slang) to do something badly, often by making a careless or stupid mistake synonym bungle. I really cocked that exam up! She cocked up all the arrangements for the party. related noun cock-up. Definitions on the go.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › cock-upCock-up - definition of cock-up by The Free Dictionary

    Define cock-up. cock-up synonyms, cock-up pronunciation, cock-up translation, English dictionary definition of cock-up. n. Chiefly British Slang A blunder; a mess. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDefinition of cock-up – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

    cock-up meaning: a stupid mistake or failure. Learn more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cock upCock up - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    cock up. /kɑk əp/. IPA guide. Other forms: cocked up; cocking up; cocks up. Definitions of cock up. verb. raise. synonyms: prick, prick up.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › cock-upcock-up - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 27, 2024 · (Commonwealth, mildly vulgar slang) A mistake. Synonyms: screw-up, (vulgar) fuck-up; see also Thesaurus: error. (obsolete, UK, Ireland, printers' slang) A superior letter. A lower-case letter placed above the baseline and made smaller than ordinary script; traditionally used in abbreviations.