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screwups

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plural of screwup

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1 an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
  • clearly, there's been some sort of screwup about what time we were supposed to meet

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2 someone who bungles an effort
  • don't ask the office screwup to arrange the holiday party

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“Screwups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screwups. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.

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