screwup

Or screw-up

[skroo-uhp]

noun

Slang.

1. a mistake or blunder.

   The package was delayed through an addressing screwup.

2. a habitual blunderer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of screwup¹

1955–60; noun use of verb phrase screw up

Example Sentences

The inescapable feature of modern life is that to an ever-increasing extent, for anyone living in the modern world there’s nowhere to hide from web service screwups.

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Still, some of those criticisms came to bear in July, when it was revealed that county officials committed a near-unthinkable administrative screwup.

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Travis is a well-meaning screwup who comes from a family of cops but can’t get a place on the police force.

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Duffy is a classic example of someone who knows who’s responsible for the screwups on his watch, and it’s never him.

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Simon said it was her “screwup,” as she had designed the program without a screening tool for work eligibility.

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