"screw it" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: En-au-screw it.ogg [Australia] Forms: screw it ! [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|en|interjection|head=screw it!}} screw it!
  1. (mildly vulgar, slang) Expression of frustration or contempt. Tags: mildly, slang, vulgar Synonyms: fuck it [vulgar], fuck this [vulgar], screw this (english: coarse), whatever Translations (simple machine): laat maar (Dutch), fait chier (english: coarse) (French), fais chier (english: coarse) (French), dane-se (Portuguese), foda-se [vulgar] (Portuguese), deixa pra lá (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-screw_it-en-intj-jEEyYOqU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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