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foul-up

[foul-uhp]
–noun Informal.
1. a condition of difficulty or disorder brought on by inefficiency, stupidity, etc.
2. failure of a mechanical part to operate correctly.
3. a person who habitually makes mistakes; bungler.

Origin:
1950–55, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase foul up
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