1
as in mistakes
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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as in butchers
someone who bungles an effort
don't ask the office screwup to arrange the holiday party
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Recent Examples of screwups
But the screwups don’t end there.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
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In Slow Horses — an adaptation of author Mick Herron's award-winning Slough House series — Oldman, 67, portrays Jackson Lamb, the leader of a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents whose career-ending mistakes landed them an unwanted spot at Slough House.—
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This game was a defensive battle on both sides, as Hurts and Purdy had their fair share of mistakes, though the latter’s showed up in the box score.—
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The company likes to stress its use of fresh ingredients, including 100% American beef patties, boned and ground by In-N-Out's own butchers.—
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In another study, researchers in the United Arab Emirates looked at microplastic contamination of raw cut fish and chicken on plastic cutting boards used by butchers.—
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In other words, some of those 110-year-olds might just be clerical errors.—
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After months of harping on these errors in film study and practices, Kerr finally went to an unconventional method to inspire change.—
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Williamson County based Ramsey Solutions has also come up with an effective guide to avoid any regifting blunders.—
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There are worse things than watching Black, Rudd, and Zahn play three gormless morons on a mid-life misadventure, but almost every scene and setpiece is constructed with a haphazardness that blunders away their charm.—
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“Screwups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screwups. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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