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mix-up

[miks-uhp]
–noun
1. a confused state of things; muddle; tangle.
2. a fight.

Origin:
1835–45; n. use of v. phrase mix up
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mix-up also mix·up   (mĭks'ŭp')
n.  
  1. A state or an instance of confusion; a muddle: maddening bureaucratic mix-ups.

  2. Informal A fight or melee.

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