"muck-up" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-muck-up.ogg Forms: muck-ups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from muck up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|muck up}} Deverbal from muck up Head templates: {{en-noun}} muck-up (plural muck-ups)
  1. (informal) The act of botching something; an incompetent mistake. Tags: informal Synonyms: mess-up, error
    Sense id: en-muck-up-en-noun-UEN3QXdX
  2. (Australia, informal) A prank. Tags: Australia, informal Synonyms: prank
    Sense id: en-muck-up-en-noun-aaeeWjt3 Categories (other): Australian English, English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: muck-up day

Inflected forms

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