"goof up" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-goof up.ogg Forms: goofs up [present, singular, third-person], goofing up [participle, present], goofed up [participle, past], goofed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} goof up (third-person singular simple present goofs up, present participle goofing up, simple past and past participle goofed up)
  1. (slang) To make a mistake. Tags: slang Synonyms: cock up [UK], foul up, fuck up [taboo], screw up, balls up [taboo], bollocks up [UK, taboo], bugger up cock up [UK, taboo], mess up Derived forms: goof-up Translations (to make a mistake): gaffer (French), gâcher (French), vermurksen (German), verpfuschen (German), tabba sig (Swedish), dabba sig (Swedish), klanta sig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-goof_up-en-verb-OIOYNop3 Disambiguation of 'to make a mistake': 99 1
  2. (transitive, slang) To introduce problems to or damage through incompetence. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-goof_up-en-verb-0t9FvW7N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 24 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 35 65
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      "sense": "to make a mistake",
      "word": "gaffer"
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      "sense": "to make a mistake",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to make a mistake",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to make a mistake",
      "word": "tabba sig"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to make a mistake",
      "word": "dabba sig"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to make a mistake",
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